# Dosatina Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dosatina

Dosatina is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 36 households**, the 259th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 167people (2011)
- 36households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dosatina

Of every 100 households in Dosatina in 2011, 81 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dosatina · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dosatina?

■ Dosatina · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**970

Working population ****56.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 53 (56%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Belagere176 people
- Etbarpur172 people
- Nischintapur171 people
- Satbigha170 people
- Srirampur165 people
- Madhugere163 people
- Barbetya161 people
- Gaurangachak160 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dosatina?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dosatina in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dosatina?59.9% (Census 2011)