# Ojhapokhar Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ojhapokhar

Ojhapokhar is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 372 households**, the 57th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 1,832people (2011)
- 372households
- 44.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ojhapokhar

Of every 100 households in Ojhapokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ojhapokhar · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ojhapokhar?

■ Ojhapokhar · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**967

Working population ****35.9%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 38.0% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 308 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 150 (23%)

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 Islampur

- Dakshin Kadamgachhi1,921 people
- Chapasar1,905 people
- Tangipokar1,868 people
- Amalijhari1,857 people
- Nachankula1,700 people
- Dumrulla1,690 people
- Barhat1,670 people
- Kutumposa1,597 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ojhapokhar?1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ojhapokhar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ojhapokhar?44.2% (Census 2011)