# Dundarachak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dundarachak

Dundarachak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 111 households**, the 123rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 479people (2011)
- 111households
- 83.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dundarachak

Of every 100 households in Dundarachak in 2011, 68 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dundarachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**46%

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

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Dundarachak?

■ Dundarachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**970

Working population ****44.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 66% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (25%) · **■** Other work 26 (12%) · **■** Marginal 69 (32%)

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

- Radhaballav Pur486 people
- Shyamalpur484 people
- Keshpur483 people
- Chhota Kalankai479 people
- Paiknagari479 people
- Mrijapur478 people
- Shyamsundarpur478 people
- Sarai476 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 Dundarachak?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dundarachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dundarachak?83.1% (Census 2011)