# Bhotamari Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhotamari

Bhotamari is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,375 people in 2,382 households**, the 2nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 12,375people (2011)
- 2,382households
- 57.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhotamari

Of every 100 households in Bhotamari in 2011, 12 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhotamari · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Bhotamari?

■ Bhotamari · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**953

Working population ****31.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 49.5% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,181 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 957 (24%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Other work 956 (24%) · **■** Marginal 758 (19%)

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 Chopra

- Chitalghata12,988 people
- Ghirnigaon Khas12,300 people
- Purbba Chutiakhor12,220 people
- Lakhipur11,383 people
- Bhagabati11,233 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhotamari?12,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhotamari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhotamari?57.1% (Census 2011)