# Dhahala Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Dhahala

Dhahala is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,681 people in 649 households**, the 2nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,681people (2011)
- 649households
- 70.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhahala

Of every 100 households in Dhahala in 2011, 10 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhahala · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****53%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhahala?

■ Dhahala · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**940

Working population ****43.5%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 60.1% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (6%) · **■** Marginal 484 (41%)

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 Khatra

- Supur3,198 people
- Panpara2,592 people
- Kandnasol2,289 people
- Arkama1,947 people
- Nagri1,764 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhahala?2,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhahala in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhahala?70.5% (Census 2011)