# Dhaldanga Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Dhaldanga

Dhaldanga is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,058 people in 888 households**, the 1st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 4,058people (2011)
- 888households
- 79.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaldanga

Of every 100 households in Dhaldanga in 2011, 63 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaldanga · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**84%

Tap water ****10%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**68%

Use banking services ****46%**

**35%

Television ****37%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Dhaldanga?

■ Dhaldanga · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**961

Working population ****36.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 70.4% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (3%) · **■** Household industry 126 (9%) · **■** Other work 831 (57%) · **■** Marginal 336 (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 Bankura - I

- Kenjakura3,955 people
- Badulara3,783 people
- Radhakantapur3,678 people
- Achuri3,386 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaldanga?4,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaldanga in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaldanga?79.7% (Census 2011)