# Dhumpara Village, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Dhumpara

Dhumpara is a village in Nagrakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,781 people in 575 households**, the 21st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,781people (2011)
- 575households
- 63.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhumpara

Of every 100 households in Dhumpara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhumpara · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****26%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**58%

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 Dhumpara?

■ Dhumpara · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**970

Working population ****41.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (12%) · **■** Marginal 347 (30%)

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 Nagrakata

- Dhouda Simla3,136 people
- Jaldhaka Altadanga Tea Garden2,927 people
- Khayerkata2,889 people
- Hila Tea Garden2,843 people
- Caron Tea Garden2,609 people
- Hridaypur2,516 people
- Chhar Tandu2,257 people
- Kalabari2,193 people

[All 34 villages in Nagrakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/nagrakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhumpara?2,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumpara in?Jalpaiguri district (Nagrakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumpara?63.5% (Census 2011)