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

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jogthora

Jogthora is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,649 people in 304 households**, the 51st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,649people (2011)
- 304households
- 66.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jogthora

Of every 100 households in Jogthora in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jogthora · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jogthora?

■ Jogthora · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**953

Working population ****24.9%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (13%) · **■** Other work 182 (44%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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

- Purbba Jibhakata1,892 people
- Chhota Ariangaon1,811 people
- Dakshin Besarbari1,709 people
- Bara Dopaharu1,702 people
- Dakshin Bhagalpur1,648 people
- Thuthipakar1,648 people
- Ariagaon1,627 people
- Uttar Kundalpokhar1,613 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jogthora?1,649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jogthora in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jogthora?66.1% (Census 2011)