# Dhosa Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhosa

Dhosa is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 505 households**, the 36th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,401people (2011)
- 505households
- 61.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhosa

Of every 100 households in Dhosa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhosa · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**42%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

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 Dhosa?

■ Dhosa · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**949

Working population ****34.1%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 48.3% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (5%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Other work 351 (43%) · **■** Marginal 336 (41%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Mahismari2,636 people
- Belechandi2,594 people
- Kanta Pukuria2,524 people
- Dewanganj2,416 people
- Paschim Chakpanchghora2,228 people
- Lakshmi Narayanpur2,166 people
- Kismat Goalberia1,943 people
- Chatra1,743 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhosa?2,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhosa in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhosa?61.6% (Census 2011)