# Pitha Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Pitha

Pitha is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 185 households**, the 154th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 747people (2011)
- 185households
- 70.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pitha

Of every 100 households in Pitha in 2011, 51 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pitha · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**48%

Tap water ****12%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

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 Pitha?

■ Pitha · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**962

Working population ****55.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (8%) · **■** Marginal 153 (37%)

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

- Radha Ballabhpur773 people
- Bhabanipur772 people
- Shibai Chandi766 people
- Kanikar748 people
- Salalpur744 people
- Surat Sinpur742 people
- Sonajol722 people
- Uttar Mamudpur721 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pitha?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitha in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pitha?70.6% (Census 2011)