# Dhoabishua Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhoabishua

Dhoabishua is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,457 people in 483 households**, the 56th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,457people (2011)
- 483households
- 56.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhoabishua

Of every 100 households in Dhoabishua in 2011, 27 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhoabishua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhoabishua?

■ Dhoabishua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**939

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 51.6% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (13%) · **■** Marginal 211 (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 Raiganj

- Bamangram2,672 people
- Kantar2,662 people
- Khalsi2,614 people
- Gomarda2,463 people
- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Jhitkai2,329 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhoabishua?2,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoabishua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoabishua?56.4% (Census 2011)