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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhurail

Dhurail is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,318 people in 271 households**, the 119th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,318people (2011)
- 271households
- 69.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhurail

Of every 100 households in Dhurail in 2011, 30 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurail · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Dhurail?

■ Dhurail · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**939

Working population ****54.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 63.6% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (12%) · **■** Marginal 354 (50%)

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

- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people
- Kokra1,331 people
- Rishipur1,331 people
- Basmanpara1,327 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Katihar1,310 people
- Ekar1,307 people
- Jauniya1,304 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhurail?1,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurail in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurail?69.6% (Census 2011)