# Dangapara Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Dangapara

Dangapara is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,900 people in 1,262 households**, the 11th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 4,900people (2011)
- 1,262households
- 68.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dangapara

Of every 100 households in Dangapara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dangapara · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dangapara?

■ Dangapara · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**960

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 407 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (32%) · **■** Household industry 215 (13%) · **■** Other work 297 (18%) · **■** Marginal 217 (13%)

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

- Sanyasidanga6,891 people
- Chunakhali5,599 people
- Dharmmapur5,319 people
- Kapasdanda5,154 people
- Begamnagar3,782 people
- Benipur3,748 people
- Baranda Sibnagar3,709 people
- Goljarbag3,575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dangapara?4,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangapara in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dangapara?68.4% (Census 2011)