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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhekipura

Dhekipura is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **213 people in 45 households**, the 281st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 213people (2011)
- 45households
- 84.5%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhekipura

Of every 100 households in Dhekipura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekipura · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Dhekipura?

■ Dhekipura · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**979

Working population ****32.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (33%) · **■** Other work 7 (10%)

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

- Tetuldanga218 people
- Gajipur217 people
- Pania Bhanga217 people
- Saralya216 people
- Lodha Suli213 people
- Kumari212 people
- Daldali210 people
- Petbindhi209 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhekipura?213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekipura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekipura?84.5% (Census 2011)