# Alokjhari Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Alokjhari

Alokjhari is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,138 people in 975 households**, the 15th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 4,138people (2011)
- 975households
- 80.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alokjhari

Of every 100 households in Alokjhari in 2011, 19 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alokjhari · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**49%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Alokjhari?

■ Alokjhari · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**949

Working population ****48.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 75.2% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 497 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 634 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (9%) · **■** Marginal 690 (34%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Koalidaha5,616 people
- Bhitar Kamata5,559 people
- Bara Saulmari4,604 people
- Jhuripara4,273 people
- Bhoram4,129 people
- Jambari3,919 people
- Gitaldaha Ataiabari3,917 people
- Putimari3,863 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alokjhari?4,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alokjhari in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alokjhari?80.6% (Census 2011)