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

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Butijhari

Butijhari is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,223 people in 657 households**, the 24th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,223people (2011)
- 657households
- 52.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Butijhari

Of every 100 households in Butijhari in 2011, 36 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Butijhari · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**31%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****34%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**37%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Butijhari?

■ Butijhari · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**953

Working population ****47.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.3% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 960 (63%) · **■** Marginal 252 (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 Chopra

- Bara Panchmauz3,623 people
- Bara Damaodarpur3,522 people
- Paschim Andharijhari3,429 people
- Dograsani3,246 people
- Narayanpur3,079 people
- Thunthunia3,057 people
- Athiala3,024 people
- Jhajhri3,017 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Butijhari?3,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Butijhari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Butijhari?52.5% (Census 2011)