# Dhokra Banka Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhokra Banka

Dhokra Banka is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 349 households**, the 41st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 349households
- 84.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhokra Banka

Of every 100 households in Dhokra Banka in 2011, 47 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhokra Banka · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Dhokra Banka?

■ Dhokra Banka · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**932

Working population ****35.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.5% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 97 (22%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Paharpur1,316 people
- Ambi1,306 people
- Kalma Ghat1,290 people
- Sanya1,279 people
- Mirjapur1,258 people
- Khidirpur1,236 people
- Bara Bhagia1,211 people
- Ektarpur1,184 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhokra Banka?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokra Banka in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokra Banka?84.2% (Census 2011)