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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhusmal

Dhusmal is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 311 households**, the 112th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,373people (2011)
- 311households
- 71.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhusmal

Of every 100 households in Dhusmal in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhusmal · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**27%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Dhusmal?

■ Dhusmal · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**939

Working population ****51.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (18%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 491 (70%)

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

- Amar1,416 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people
- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Naram1,385 people
- Garna1,348 people
- Bijgaon1,342 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people
- Kokra1,331 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhusmal?1,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusmal in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusmal?71.6% (Census 2011)