# Dharaspur Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Dharaspur

Dharaspur is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 132 households**, the 50th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 759people (2011)
- 132households
- 76.1%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharaspur

Of every 100 households in Dharaspur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharaspur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**62%

Tap water ****9%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**14%

Use banking services ****55%**

**64%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Dharaspur?

■ Dharaspur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**936

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 165 (61%) · **■** Marginal 61 (22%)

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 Salanpur

- Kirtanshala811 people
- Chayenpur783 people
- Paharpur766 people
- Brindabani761 people
- Sinsbera749 people
- Sidhabari745 people
- Kallya703 people
- Pratappur697 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharaspur?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharaspur in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharaspur?76.1% (Census 2011)