# Dhuripara Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Dhuripara

Dhuripara is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 70 households**, the 95th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 341people (2011)
- 70households
- 58.8%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhuripara

Of every 100 households in Dhuripara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhuripara · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhuripara?

■ Dhuripara · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**52.5%

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

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**954

Working population ****38.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (45%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Janaki Nagar520 people
- Darakandi508 people
- Uttar Gauripur380 people
- Pirojpur361 people
- Khurial314 people
- Karpurganj313 people
- Jaynagar308 people
- Dakol286 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhuripara?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhuripara in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhuripara?58.8% (Census 2011)