# Dahapara Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Dahapara

Dahapara is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 117 households**, the 96th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 501people (2011)
- 117households
- 76.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dahapara

Of every 100 households in Dahapara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dahapara · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****88%**

**38%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Dahapara?

■ Dahapara · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**960

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (18%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Mukundabag529 people
- Arazi Mathurapur526 people
- Ramnagar511 people
- Gouribag506 people
- Bele463 people
- Banoaripur455 people
- Farrabag452 people
- Palasdanga447 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dahapara?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahapara in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dahapara?76.4% (Census 2011)