# Dongajora Village, Kultali – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kultali, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dongajora

Dongajora is a village in Kultali sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,275 people in 1,951 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 10,275people (2011)
- 1,951households
- 56.4%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dongajora

Of every 100 households in Dongajora in 2011, 4 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dongajora · ■ Kultali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dongajora?

■ Dongajora · ■ Kultali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**977

Working population ****40.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 42.5% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (11%) · **■** Household industry 236 (6%) · **■** Other work 469 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2,487 (60%)

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 Kultali

- Meraganj22,225 people
- Jalabaria20,138 people
- Debipur Gurguria10,812 people
- Sankizahan8,811 people
- Gopalganj7,853 people
- Baikuntapur7,802 people
- Deulbari Debipur7,315 people

[All 46 villages in Kultali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kultali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dongajora?10,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongajora in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kultali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dongajora?56.4% (Census 2011)