# Dalimba Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Dalimba

Dalimba is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 655 households**, the 23rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,442people (2011)
- 655households
- 68.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dalimba

Of every 100 households in Dalimba in 2011, 58 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dalimba · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****25%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Dalimba?

■ Dalimba · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**942

Working population ****50.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 59.0% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (35%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 176 (14%) · **■** Marginal 517 (42%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Meria2,693 people
- Meghsar2,673 people
- Beta2,505 people
- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Akna2,408 people
- Basudebbati2,381 people
- Prasadpur2,339 people
- Dhuliara2,308 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dalimba?2,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalimba in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dalimba?68.9% (Census 2011)