# Lauchapra Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Lauchapra

Lauchapra is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,667 people in 2,035 households**, the 3rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 7,667people (2011)
- 2,035households
- 80.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lauchapra

Of every 100 households in Lauchapra in 2011, 39 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lauchapra · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**49%

Tap water ****28%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**44%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Lauchapra?

■ Lauchapra · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**936

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 603 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,089 (38%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 808 (28%) · **■** Marginal 340 (12%)

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 - II

- Kalamati9,882 people
- Bara Shakdal8,035 people
- Kismat Dasagram6,841 people
- Nagarerbari6,695 people
- Sahebganj6,304 people
- Nandina6,051 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lauchapra?7,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lauchapra in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lauchapra?80.2% (Census 2011)