# Dhoarai Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhoarai

Dhoarai is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,178 people in 488 households**, the 18th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,178people (2011)
- 488households
- 65.0%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhoarai

Of every 100 households in Dhoarai in 2011, 24 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhoarai · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**27%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****45%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhoarai?

■ Dhoarai · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**955

Working population ****43.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (13%) · **■** Marginal 295 (31%)

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 Hemtabad

- Bahin Paharpur2,571 people
- Baribari2,553 people
- Dadhikotbari2,507 people
- Samaspur2,297 people
- Balaigaon2,173 people
- Bamair1,983 people
- Dudhanda1,983 people
- Bhogram1,979 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhoarai?2,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoarai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoarai?65.0% (Census 2011)