# Dahia Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dahia

Dahia is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 123 households**, the 103rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 496people (2011)
- 123households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dahia

Of every 100 households in Dahia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****11%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dahia?

■ Dahia · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**948

Working population ****53.4%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.5% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (74%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Balagarh

- Saira552 people
- Chhota Nekua541 people
- Kulgachhi527 people
- Kalyanshri502 people
- Basuki476 people
- Benepukur412 people
- Belgachhi408 people
- Alisa Garia390 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dahia?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahia in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dahia?72.2% (Census 2011)