# Dhusia Village, Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandipur, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhusia

Dhusia is a village in Chandipur sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,952 people in 813 households**, the 7th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 3,952people (2011)
- 813households
- 83.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhusia

Of every 100 households in Dhusia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhusia · ■ Chandipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Dhusia?

■ Dhusia · ■ Chandipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**925

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.8% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 353 (28%) · **■** Marginal 691 (54%)

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 Chandipur

- Bara Ghuni7,000 people
- Kulbari6,906 people
- Khagda4,827 people
- Jalpai Part I4,042 people
- Muradpur3,753 people
- Jalpai Part II3,627 people
- Dibakarpur3,466 people
- Atattar3,464 people

[All 112 villages in Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhusia?3,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusia in?Purba Medinipur district (Chandipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusia?83.3% (Census 2011)