Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur
# Dojala

Dojala is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 288 people in 64 households, the 184th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 288 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 1,087 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dojala

Of every 100 households in Dojala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dojala · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 29%
- Toilet within the home 8% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 88%
- Tap water 2% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 5% 18%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 18% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 3% 21%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dojala?

■ Dojala · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 963
- Working population 27.8% 49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (28%) · ■ Household industry 22 (28%) · ■ Other work 6 (8%) · ■ Marginal 10 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nayagram
- Gopalpur 295 people
- Bati Jharia 291 people
- Bhaluk Ghara 289 people
- Bera Jal 288 people
- Chandua 282 people
- Tiyakati 282 people
- Asur Hata 276 people
- Kamala Tola 276 people

All 336 villages in Nayagram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dojala? 288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dojala in? Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dojala? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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