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Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal

Dhokra Jute Mats (Dhokra)

Textile Confidence: high

Dhokra is the traditional back-strap-loom weaving of jute (the 'golden fibre') into mats and household textiles, a living heritage craft of Rajbanshi women across both Dinajpur districts. In Dakshin Dinajpur alone, over 2,600 Dhokra craftspersons work in 94 villages of the Harirampur, Kushmandi and Tapan blocks, weaving mats on home-based looms. The mats are eco-friendly, sturdy and used for flooring, covering and daily household purposes, and the craft is actively promoted through the Rural Craft and Cultural Hubs initiative. A buyer gets a handwoven, sustainable jute mat tied to one of North Bengal's oldest weaving traditions.

Typical price: ₹150-800

Buying tip: Buy directly from weaver clusters or RCCH/Karukala online platforms that deal with Dinajpur Dhokra weavers for fair prices. Check that the mat is evenly woven without patchy spots, and ask for plain or patterned weaves as both are made.

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Dhokra Jute Mats (Dhokra)

Image: TAPAS KUMAR HALDER · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where it comes from

Sub-regions

HarirampurKushmandiTapan

Grounding

Sources

Corroborated by multiple sources.

3 shops

Sellers

dhokra jute mats

HD

Harirampur Dhokra Karmakar Sangha

Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur · West Bengal

Weavers' cooperative of twenty-five members reviving the traditional dhokra jute mat with its red and green border stripes on wooden handlooms.

Sample listingCooperative

4.3 ★ 18 yrs active

Dhokra jute mat 6x9 ft₹800

Dhokra mat with red border 4x6 ft₹450

Plain jute dohar mat 6x9 ft₹620

dhokra jute mats

GJ

Ganga Jute Handloom Kutir

Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur · West Bengal

Weaves dhokra jute mats in a three-generation Tapan weaver household, with the looms passed down from grandfather to grandson.

Sample listingFamily Workshop

4.8 ★ 55 yrs active

Dhokra jute mat 6x9 ft₹750

Dhokra jute mat 4x6 ft₹480

Jute dohar mat with green border 6x9 ft₹700

dhokra jute mats

KD

Kushmandi Dhokra Bhandar

Kushmandi, Dakshin Dinajpur · West Bengal

Women-run market stall that gathers dhokra mats and jute goods from the weavers of Harirampur and Tapan for daily retail sale.

Sample listingRetailer

4.1 ★ 8 yrs active

Dhokra jute mat 6x9 ft₹780

Jute dohar mat 4x6 ft₹420