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

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Thunthunia

Thunthunia is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,057 people in 573 households**, the 26th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,057people (2011)
- 573households
- 63.8%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thunthunia

Of every 100 households in Thunthunia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Thunthunia · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**64%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Thunthunia?

■ Thunthunia · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**953

Working population ****25.2%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (21%) · **■** Marginal 245 (32%)

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

- Paschim Andharijhari3,429 people
- Dograsani3,246 people
- Butijhari3,223 people
- Narayanpur3,079 people
- Athiala3,024 people
- Jhajhri3,017 people
- Goabari2,989 people
- Purba Ariagaon2,828 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thunthunia?3,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thunthunia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thunthunia?63.8% (Census 2011)