# Dogachhia, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Dogachhia

Dogachhia is a town in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,705 people** in 1,369 households. Literacy was 89.3%.

- 5,705people (2011)
- 1,369households
- 89.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dogachhia

■ Dogachhia · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**951

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dogachhia

Of every 100 households in Dogachhia in 2011, 88 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dogachhia · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**2%

Tap water ****69%**

**59%

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

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**18%

Use banking services ****34%**

**73%

Television ****60%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**75%

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 people in Dogachhia work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,480 (73%) · **■** Household industry 72 (4%) · **■** Farming 102 (5%) · **■** Marginal 382 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dogachhia?5,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dogachhia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal