# Datian Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Datian

Datian is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,102 people in 1,733 households**, the 5th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 9,102people (2011)
- 1,733households
- 43.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Datian

Of every 100 households in Datian in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Datian · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**44%

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 Datian?

■ Datian · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**957

Working population ****31.9%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.8% for men and 43.5% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 745 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,275 (44%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (5%) · **■** Marginal 730 (25%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Daulat Nagar13,235 people
- Talashur10,680 people
- Fatepur10,423 people
- Daulatpur9,565 people
- Malior8,941 people
- Mali Pakar8,807 people
- Talbha Kuria8,431 people
- Talbangrua8,235 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Datian?9,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Datian in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Datian?43.2% (Census 2011)