# Sakojhora Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Sakojhora

Sakojhora is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,586 people in 1,276 households**, the 19th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 5,586people (2011)
- 1,276households
- 78.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakojhora

Of every 100 households in Sakojhora in 2011, 58 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sakojhora · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**61%

Tap water ****6%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**58%

Television ****41%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sakojhora?

■ Sakojhora · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**962

Working population ****35.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 73.5% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (6%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,300 (66%) · **■** Marginal 410 (21%)

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

- Jhar Salbari5,899 people
- Pradhanpara5,822 people
- Mogalkata Tea Garden5,770 people
- Mainatali5,620 people
- Dakshin Khairbari5,531 people
- Purbba Mallikpara5,487 people
- Paschim Magurmari5,431 people
- Mallik Sobha5,318 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakojhora?5,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakojhora in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sakojhora?78.5% (Census 2011)