# Dharmatala Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Dharmatala

Dharmatala is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 350 households**, the 34th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,519people (2011)
- 350households
- 67.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharmatala

Of every 100 households in Dharmatala in 2011, 21 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmatala · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****4%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****77%**

**96%

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 Dharmatala?

■ Dharmatala · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**954

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (49%) · **■** Household industry 140 (23%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Ichhlampur1,657 people
- Ganganandapur1,626 people
- Akabpur1,597 people
- Ningra1,524 people
- Kachua1,493 people
- Rajapur1,433 people
- Sulantu1,351 people
- Maudanga1,347 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharmatala?1,519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmatala in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmatala?67.2% (Census 2011)