# Dwarakapur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dwarakapur

Dwarakapur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 71 households**, the 119th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 310people (2011)
- 71households
- 90.8%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dwarakapur

Of every 100 households in Dwarakapur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dwarakapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**97%

Use banking services ****70%**

**36%

Television ****33%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dwarakapur?

■ Dwarakapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**943

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.7% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (24%) · **■** Marginal 75 (71%)

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

- Kor Maishali356 people
- Chak Mahammad333 people
- Jaykrishnapur331 people
- Dakshin Itabere314 people
- Bara Patharghata307 people
- Baincha280 people
- Chak Batia278 people
- Chak Mathuri277 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 Dwarakapur?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dwarakapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dwarakapur?90.8% (Census 2011)