# Dorko Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Dorko

Dorko is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 387 households**, the 34th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,535people (2011)
- 387households
- 66.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dorko

Of every 100 households in Dorko in 2011, 10 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorko · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**77%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dorko?

■ Dorko · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**960

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 401 (66%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Khagribari1,927 people
- Langalgram1,789 people
- Shilghagri1,703 people
- Dhanmatia1,564 people
- Phersabari1,501 people
- Gorbhanga1,416 people
- Purba Jhaukuthi1,376 people
- Mantani1,296 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dorko?1,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorko in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dorko?66.1% (Census 2011)