# Dhopa Gachhi Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhopa Gachhi

Dhopa Gachhi is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,663 people in 835 households**, the 23rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 3,663people (2011)
- 835households
- 83.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhopa Gachhi

Of every 100 households in Dhopa Gachhi in 2011, 77 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dhopa Gachhi · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**35%

Tap water ****27%**

**35%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**39%

Television ****55%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Dhopa Gachhi?

■ Dhopa Gachhi · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**954

Working population ****37.6%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.3% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (9%) · **■** Household industry 85 (6%) · **■** Other work 782 (57%) · **■** Marginal 145 (11%)

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 Baruipur

- Khasmallik3,986 people
- Kundarali3,756 people
- Kalabaru3,738 people
- Dadpur3,688 people
- Dehimedan Malla3,488 people
- Atniramish3,453 people
- Sankharipur3,442 people
- Chhani3,327 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhopa Gachhi?3,663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhopa Gachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhopa Gachhi?83.2% (Census 2011)