# Uttar Altagram Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Uttar Altagram

Uttar Altagram is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,213 people in 741 households**, the 56th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,213people (2011)
- 741households
- 76.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Altagram

Of every 100 households in Uttar Altagram in 2011, 8 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Uttar Altagram · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Uttar Altagram?

■ Uttar Altagram · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**69.2%

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

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**962

Working population ****46.5%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 69.1% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (14%) · **■** Marginal 379 (25%)

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

- Madhya Daukimari3,257 people
- Jhar Magurmari3,239 people
- Uttar Gosairhat3,230 people
- Bhatiapara3,224 people
- Totopara Tea Garden3,208 people
- Dakshin Kathulia3,185 people
- Chamtimukhi3,155 people
- Char Charabari3,154 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Altagram?3,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Altagram in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Altagram?76.4% (Census 2011)