# Dongaria Village, Budge Budge - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dongaria

Dongaria is a village in Budge Budge - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,425 people in 1,809 households**, the 2nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 7,425people (2011)
- 1,809households
- 79.9%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dongaria

Of every 100 households in Dongaria in 2011, 75 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dongaria · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****96%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****48%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dongaria?

■ Dongaria · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**981

Working population ****40.3%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 75.1% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (15%) · **■** Household industry 413 (14%) · **■** Other work 1,453 (49%) · **■** Marginal 500 (17%)

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 Budge Budge - II

- Chandipur9,066 people
- Burul7,014 people
- Telari4,937 people
- Baratala4,595 people
- Muchisha4,023 people

[All 61 villages in Budge Budge - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/budge-budge-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dongaria?7,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongaria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Budge Budge - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dongaria?79.9% (Census 2011)