# Dhulahar Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhulahar

Dhulahar is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,681 people in 1,248 households**, the 2nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 5,681people (2011)
- 1,248households
- 67.6%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulahar

Of every 100 households in Dhulahar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhulahar · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****11%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhulahar?

■ Dhulahar · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**955

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 63.2% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 485 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (31%) · **■** Household industry 125 (7%) · **■** Other work 167 (9%) · **■** Marginal 522 (28%)

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 Itahar

- Kapasia10,159 people
- Khesra5,617 people
- Gorahar4,823 people
- Keotal4,655 people
- Bangar4,512 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulahar?5,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulahar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulahar?67.6% (Census 2011)