# Itachona Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Itachona

Itachona is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 237 households**, the 125th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 980people (2011)
- 237households
- 67.5%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Itachona

Of every 100 households in Itachona in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Itachona · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**50%

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

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****97%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Itachona?

■ Itachona · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**962

Working population ****58.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (10%) · **■** Marginal 146 (26%)

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

- Nimdanga1,044 people
- Sitipalashi1,034 people
- Ala1,029 people
- Purbba Gopinathpur988 people
- Jayrambati972 people
- Dipa954 people
- Bhotar950 people
- Maharampur943 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Itachona?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itachona in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Itachona?67.5% (Census 2011)