# Dhiltail Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dhiltail

Dhiltail is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 238 households**, the 47th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 238households
- 77.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhiltail

Of every 100 households in Dhiltail in 2011, 42 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhiltail · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

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 Dhiltail?

■ Dhiltail · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**972

Working population ****34.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (48%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 63 (18%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Bansihari

- Kalyani1,183 people
- Baharail1,172 people
- Rupahata1,152 people
- Rasidpur1,079 people
- Kusumba1,001 people
- Sihal1,001 people
- Barahara987 people
- Kesharghata970 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhiltail?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhiltail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhiltail?77.9% (Census 2011)