# Dhopahari Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Dhopahari

Dhopahari is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 158 households**, the 81st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 817people (2011)
- 158households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhopahari

Of every 100 households in Dhopahari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhopahari · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****64%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhopahari?

■ Dhopahari · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**937

Working population ****57.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 432 (92%)

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 Kashipur

- Susunidi838 people
- Duliabar837 people
- Paharpur837 people
- Painja830 people
- Jiara817 people
- Kalyajhor813 people
- Kharikagora789 people
- Gopalpur768 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhopahari?817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhopahari in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhopahari?54.6% (Census 2011)