Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri
# Dhumpara Forest

Dhumpara Forest is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,439 people in 264 households, the 44th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.
- 1,439 people (2011)
- 264 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 1,021 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhumpara Forest

Of every 100 households in Dhumpara Forest in 2011, 4 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhumpara Forest · ■ Kumargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 34%
- Toilet within the home 22% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 58%
- Tap water 4% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 15% 22%
- Television 5% 18%
- Mobile phone 35% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 29%
- Own their home 90% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhumpara Forest?

■ Dhumpara Forest · ■ Kumargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 69.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 947
- Working population 44.1% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 55 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (3%) · ■ Other work 34 (5%) · ■ Marginal 529 (83%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kumargram
- Radhanagar 2,080 people
- Gachaimari 2,036 people
- Dakshin Haldibari 1,950 people
- Chengmari 1,658 people
- Bhalka Forest 1,438 people
- Phaskhawa Tea Garden 1,202 people
- Paglarhat 1,157 people
- Raydak Forest 865 people

All 53 villages in Kumargram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dhumpara Forest? 1,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumpara Forest in? Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumpara Forest? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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