# Dhaul Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dhaul

Dhaul is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 91 households**, the 199th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 370people (2011)
- 91households
- 72.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaul

Of every 100 households in Dhaul in 2011, 55 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaul · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Dhaul?

■ Dhaul · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**965

Working population ****44.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (29%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Balurghat

- Bharendra382 people
- Uttar Sibrampur380 people
- Noapara373 people
- Bamnahar371 people
- Hatisala366 people
- Manipur366 people
- Palashdanga364 people
- Debrabari361 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaul?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaul in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaul?72.6% (Census 2011)