# Dosatina Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dosatina

Dosatina is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,385 people in 669 households**, the 16th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,385people (2011)
- 669households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dosatina

Of every 100 households in Dosatina in 2011, 47 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dosatina · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****31%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dosatina?

■ Dosatina · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**954

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 70.4% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (4%) · **■** Household industry 248 (22%) · **■** Other work 548 (49%) · **■** Marginal 257 (23%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Bhandaria3,883 people
- Panakua3,793 people
- Alipore3,783 people
- Doultabad3,649 people
- Gangarai3,316 people
- Chak Balaibag3,167 people
- Damdamakismat3,128 people
- Bharu Ramkrishnapur3,124 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dosatina?3,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dosatina in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dosatina?75.8% (Census 2011)