# Dakshin Dhupjhora Village, Matiali, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Matiali, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Dhupjhora

Dakshin Dhupjhora is a village in Matiali sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,696 people in 836 households**, the 17th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 3,696people (2011)
- 836households
- 80.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Dhupjhora

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Dhupjhora in 2011, 28 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshin Dhupjhora · ■ Matiali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**37%

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 Dakshin Dhupjhora?

■ Dakshin Dhupjhora · ■ Matiali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**65.5%

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

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**972

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.7% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 306 (18%) · **■** Marginal 946 (56%)

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 Matiali

- Aibhil Tea Garden4,179 people
- Kilkote Tea Garden4,083 people
- Purbba Batabari3,915 people
- Nakhati Tea Garden3,882 people
- Mathachulka3,353 people
- Son Gachhi Tea Garden3,169 people
- Yongttong Tea Garden2,808 people
- Batabari Tea Garden2,644 people

[All 28 villages in Matiali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/matiali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Dhupjhora?3,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Dhupjhora in?Jalpaiguri district (Matiali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Dhupjhora?80.9% (Census 2011)