# Dharmpur Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dharmpur

Dharmpur is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,090 people in 1,205 households**, the 11th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 5,090people (2011)
- 1,205households
- 81.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharmpur

Of every 100 households in Dharmpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dharmpur · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**59%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**47%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Dharmpur?

■ Dharmpur · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**965

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 280 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (38%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 806 (40%) · **■** Marginal 128 (6%)

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 Gaighata

- Bagchara5,745 people
- Mondalpara5,607 people
- Jaleshwar5,602 people
- Narikela5,222 people
- Patabuka4,845 people
- Barnagaria4,789 people
- Ramnagar4,521 people
- Karola4,127 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharmpur?5,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmpur?81.2% (Census 2011)