# Paschim Dangapara Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Dangapara

Paschim Dangapara is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 431 households**, the 84th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 431households
- 71.7%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Dangapara

Of every 100 households in Paschim Dangapara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Paschim Dangapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paschim Dangapara?

■ Paschim Dangapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**962

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 238 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhupguri

- Gadhear Kuti2,048 people
- Uttar Shalbari2,010 people
- Sonakhuli1,950 people
- Dakshin Sakojhora1,940 people
- Gadang Dwitia Khanda1,762 people
- Garakhuta1,745 people
- Pundibari1,491 people
- Uttar Jhor Altagram1,463 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Dangapara?1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Dangapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Dangapara?71.7% (Census 2011)