# Dhokra Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhokra

Dhokra is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,015 people in 385 households**, the 42nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,015people (2011)
- 385households
- 78.5%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhokra

Of every 100 households in Dhokra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhokra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**51%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****23%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhokra?

■ Dhokra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**952

Working population ****31.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (36%) · **■** Other work 212 (34%) · **■** Marginal 163 (26%)

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 Barasat - II

- Gobra2,240 people
- Bagberia2,225 people
- Rohanda2,127 people
- Dariala2,061 people
- Pathra1,966 people
- Shankar Gachhi1,883 people
- Naopara1,880 people
- Bagband-Saiberia1,866 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhokra?2,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokra?78.5% (Census 2011)