# Dhansaha Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Dhansaha

Dhansaha is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,985 people in 478 households**, the 29th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,985people (2011)
- 478households
- 81.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhansaha

Of every 100 households in Dhansaha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhansaha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

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

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****94%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhansaha?

■ Dhansaha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**947

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.1% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 533 (81%)

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 Illambazar

- Chunpalashi2,172 people
- Khirai2,082 people
- Nachansaha2,018 people
- Khushtikuri1,994 people
- Sugar1,913 people
- Shalka1,626 people
- Nohna1,582 people
- Gopinathpur1,569 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhansaha?1,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansaha in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansaha?81.0% (Census 2011)