# Dharampur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dharampur

Dharampur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 40 households**, the 324th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 177people (2011)
- 40households
- 73.4%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharampur

Of every 100 households in Dharampur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharampur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dharampur?

■ Dharampur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**979

Working population ****36.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (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 Jhargram

- Baidyanath Dihi180 people
- Chhota Shirshi180 people
- Harina180 people
- Jangal Khas178 people
- Talmetal177 people
- Mehadipur175 people
- Chhota Didiha174 people
- Luhamandia174 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharampur?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharampur?73.4% (Census 2011)