Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli
# Dhaldanga

Dhaldanga is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,972 people in 560 households, the 25th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.
- 2,972 people (2011)
- 560 households
- 85.1% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaldanga

Of every 100 households in Dhaldanga in 2011, 42 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaldanga · ■ Khanakul - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 71%
- Toilet within the home 35% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 37%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 88%
- Use banking services 33% 47%
- Television 11% 27%
- Mobile phone 43% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 29%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhaldanga?

■ Dhaldanga · ■ Khanakul - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.1% 79.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 950
- Working population 39.7% 36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 243 (21%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 510 (43%) · ■ Marginal 341 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khanakul - II
- Senhat 3,709 people
- Hanua 3,407 people
- Radhakrishnapur 3,305 people
- Banhijli 3,298 people
- Chand Kundu 2,884 people
- Khunechak 2,642 people
- Ketedal 2,476 people
- Sasapota 2,414 people

All 53 villages in Khanakul - II

## Other places named Dhaldanga
- Dhaldanga · Village, Bankura - I, Bankura · 4,058 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dhaldanga? 2,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaldanga in? Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaldanga? 85.1% (Census 2011)

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