# Dhumerkhata Village, Sitai, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitai, Koch Bihar 

# Dhumerkhata

Dhumerkhata is a village in Sitai sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,992 people in 1,503 households**, the 4th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,992people (2011)
- 1,503households
- 59.6%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhumerkhata

Of every 100 households in Dhumerkhata in 2011, 7 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhumerkhata · ■ Sitai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**87%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhumerkhata?

■ Dhumerkhata · ■ Sitai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**967

Working population ****46.1%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 51.7% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,184 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 781 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (4%) · **■** Marginal 689 (25%)

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 Sitai

- Chamta9,469 people
- Bharali7,062 people
- Kesaribari6,507 people
- Brahmottra Chatra5,863 people
- Sitai4,949 people
- Konachatra4,369 people
- Kayeterbari3,745 people

[All 53 villages in Sitai](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhumerkhata?5,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumerkhata in?Koch Bihar district (Sitai sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumerkhata?59.6% (Census 2011)