# Darpa Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Darpa

Darpa is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 212 households**, the 43rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 992people (2011)
- 212households
- 64.2%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darpa

Of every 100 households in Darpa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darpa · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Darpa?

■ Darpa · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**946

Working population ****40.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 53.8% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (21%) · **■** Marginal 210 (53%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Chatumghutu1,058 people
- Bandulahar1,043 people
- Akahara1,009 people
- Chandamosina1,006 people
- Ona966 people
- Mahatamara963 people
- Karmadi959 people
- Kansra936 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darpa?992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darpa in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darpa?64.2% (Census 2011)