# Ala Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Ala

Ala is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 250 households**, the 123rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 250households
- 81.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ala

Of every 100 households in Ala in 2011, 79 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ala · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**84%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****54%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ala?

■ Ala · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**962

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (35%) · **■** Household industry 85 (21%) · **■** Other work 149 (38%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Dhaniakhali

- Satidaha1,052 people
- Gobarara1,045 people
- Nimdanga1,044 people
- Sitipalashi1,034 people
- Purbba Gopinathpur988 people
- Itachona980 people
- Jayrambati972 people
- Dipa954 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ala?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ala in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ala?81.7% (Census 2011)