# Dangapara Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Dangapara

Dangapara is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 68 households**, the 47th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 274people (2011)
- 68households
- 58.1%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dangapara

Of every 100 households in Dangapara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dangapara · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****11%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

Own their home ****83%**

**63%

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 Dangapara?

■ Dangapara · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**974

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 37.9% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%) · **■** Marginal 80 (70%)

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 Madarihat

- Garochera Bandapani569 people
- Khairbari Forest494 people
- Riti Forest337 people
- Dumchi Forest327 people
- Titi Forest38 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dangapara?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dangapara?58.1% (Census 2011)