# Dahuka Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Dahuka

Dahuka is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 270 households**, the 56th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 270households
- 60.2%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dahuka

Of every 100 households in Dahuka in 2011, 33 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dahuka · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dahuka?

■ Dahuka · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**953

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 36 (9%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Dakhin Rasulpur1,394 people
- Elam1,383 people
- Bijali1,334 people
- Anandaganj1,264 people
- Gahulapara1,239 people
- Mirzadpur1,235 people
- Malatipur1,201 people
- Dakshin Bhabanipur1,090 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dahuka?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahuka in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dahuka?60.2% (Census 2011)