# Demkajhora Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Demkajhora

Demkajhora is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,462 people in 517 households**, the 49th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,462people (2011)
- 517households
- 56.1%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Demkajhora

Of every 100 households in Demkajhora in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Demkajhora · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****3%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**37%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**62%

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 Demkajhora?

■ Demkajhora · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**970

Working population ****28.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 51.4% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (19%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 182 (26%) · **■** Marginal 307 (44%)

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 Mal

- Basusuba2,515 people
- Paschim Dolaigaon2,480 people
- Adabari2,478 people
- Ellenbury Tea Garden2,470 people
- Anandapur2,457 people
- Gochimari2,445 people
- Kumali2,434 people
- Jhar Majhgram2,430 people

[All 103 villages in Mal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Demkajhora?2,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Demkajhora in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Demkajhora?56.1% (Census 2011)