# Dhopa Baria Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhopa Baria

Dhopa Baria is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,499 people in 540 households**, the 33rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,499people (2011)
- 540households
- 67.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhopa Baria

Of every 100 households in Dhopa Baria in 2011, 22 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhopa Baria · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**50%

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

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**33%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dhopa Baria?

■ Dhopa Baria · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**969

Working population ****32.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 75 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (35%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (23%) · **■** Marginal 255 (31%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Paschim Bibipur2,805 people
- Maminpur2,720 people
- Jagatpur2,572 people
- Maynali2,511 people
- Raharhati2,447 people
- Amtona2,394 people
- Chaita2,390 people
- Joypur Gopmahal2,334 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhopa Baria?2,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhopa Baria in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhopa Baria?67.3% (Census 2011)