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

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Purbba Dangapara

Purbba Dangapara is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,747 people in 808 households**, the 42nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,747people (2011)
- 808households
- 73.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Dangapara

Of every 100 households in Purbba Dangapara in 2011, 9 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purbba Dangapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Purbba Dangapara?

■ Purbba Dangapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**962

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 342 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (11%) · **■** Marginal 283 (23%)

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

- Uttar Khuttimari4,044 people
- Dakshin Altagram3,975 people
- Sajnapara3,974 people
- Purba Duramari3,747 people
- Paschim Mallikpara3,737 people
- Uttar Dangapara3,722 people
- Dakshin Salbari3,703 people
- Fataktari3,697 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Dangapara?3,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Dangapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Dangapara?73.1% (Census 2011)