# Dhulagaon Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Dhulagaon

Dhulagaon is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,684 people in 1,069 households**, the 18th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 4,684people (2011)
- 1,069households
- 75.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulagaon

Of every 100 households in Dhulagaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhulagaon · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**43%

Tap water ****23%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**78%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Dhulagaon?

■ Dhulagaon · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**941

Working population ****40.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 364 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 569 (30%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 326 (17%) · **■** Marginal 624 (33%)

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 Falakata

- Talukertari5,020 people
- Dalimpur4,841 people
- Satpukuria4,732 people
- Nabanagar4,719 people
- Kunjanagar4,605 people
- Baganbari4,533 people
- Chhota Salkumar4,515 people
- Lachhmandabri4,376 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulagaon?4,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulagaon in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulagaon?75.7% (Census 2011)