# Dhusurda Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhusurda

Dhusurda is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 276 households**, the 46th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 276households
- 88.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhusurda

Of every 100 households in Dhusurda in 2011, 50 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhusurda · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhusurda?

■ Dhusurda · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**943

Working population ****33.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 82.3% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (62%) · **■** Household industry 31 (7%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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 - II

- Chakrasul1,268 people
- Agraiya1,266 people
- Samashpur1,253 people
- Braja Kishorpur1,248 people
- Baman Bar1,230 people
- Deulbar1,224 people
- Kashimpur1,220 people
- Satsanda1,218 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhusurda?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusurda in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusurda?88.9% (Census 2011)