# Dafahat, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Dafahat

Dafahat is a town in Suti - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **15,688 people** in 3,014 households. Literacy was 59.0%.

- 15,688people (2011)
- 3,014households
- 59.0%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dafahat

■ Dafahat · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**970

Working population ****45.4%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dafahat

Of every 100 households in Dafahat in 2011, 35 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dafahat · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**36%

Tap water ****3%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**23%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****42%**

**52%

Television ****13%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**26%

Own their home ****86%**

**90%

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 people in Dafahat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,556 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3,463 (49%) · **■** Farming 161 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,940 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dafahat?15,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dafahat in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal