# Dhurpa Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhurpa

Dhurpa is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 176 households**, the 73rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 741people (2011)
- 176households
- 89.0%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhurpa

Of every 100 households in Dhurpa in 2011, 67 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurpa · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 Dhurpa?

■ Dhurpa · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**955

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 80.3% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (14%) · **■** Marginal 231 (85%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Kashipur931 people
- Pitulsaha886 people
- Barkhoskana863 people
- Panch Berya776 people
- Belun719 people
- Rajgoda702 people
- Khostikri685 people
- Panchberya530 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhurpa?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurpa in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurpa?89.0% (Census 2011)