# Dharmapur Village, Bamangola, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Bamangola, Maldah 

# Dharmapur

Dharmapur is a village in Bamangola sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 74 households**, the 124th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 291people (2011)
- 74households
- 53.4%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharmapur

Of every 100 households in Dharmapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmapur · ■ Bamangola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**23%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dharmapur?

■ Dharmapur · ■ Bamangola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****57.7%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 40.5% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 152 (90%)

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 Bamangola

- Muzaffarpur332 people
- Ganigara330 people
- Mahesbati312 people
- Mahupaul310 people
- Chandrail287 people
- Patul268 people
- Datulipara258 people
- Aigamtara257 people

[All 142 villages in Bamangola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/bamangola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharmapur?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapur in?Maldah district (Bamangola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmapur?53.4% (Census 2011)