# Dhemal Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Dhemal

Dhemal is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 85 households**, the 61st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 459people (2011)
- 85households
- 76.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhemal

Of every 100 households in Dhemal in 2011, 33 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Dhemal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**52%

Tap water ****49%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****46%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****30%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****84%**

**78%

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 Dhemal?

■ Dhemal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621**

**966

Working population ****26.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 94 (78%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Naxalbari

- Dalkajhar Forest512 people
- Dhanibanir Chhat509 people
- Raghuram481 people
- Grammani476 people
- Panta Pari Forest434 people
- Gram Manir Chhat340 people
- Nimubhitar Chhat274 people
- Pataram252 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhemal?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhemal in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhemal?76.2% (Census 2011)