Dharmapur

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  ?Dharmapur
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Hooghly
Population 5,384 (2001)

Dharmapur is a census town in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Chinsurah police station in Chinsurah subdivision. [1]

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Dharmapur had a population of 5384. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dharmapur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and, female literacy is 65%. In Dharmapur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

[edit] See also

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