# Dhalo Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Dhalo

Dhalo is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 231 households**, the 35th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,180people (2011)
- 231households
- 75.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalo

Of every 100 households in Dhalo in 2011, 56 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhalo · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****42%**

**53%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhalo?

■ Dhalo · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**985

Working population ****31.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 221 (60%) · **■** Marginal 85 (23%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Bagha1,485 people
- Sakhalipara1,311 people
- Panchanpara1,267 people
- Simla1,192 people
- Gadaipur1,172 people
- Kulri1,125 people
- Prasadpur1,100 people
- Siddhikali989 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalo?1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalo in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalo?75.5% (Census 2011)