# Dhantala Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Dhantala

Dhantala is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,095 people in 1,996 households**, the 5th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 9,095people (2011)
- 1,996households
- 77.1%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhantala

Of every 100 households in Dhantala in 2011, 57 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhantala · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Dhantala?

■ Dhantala · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**956

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 524 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 758 (25%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,505 (50%) · **■** Marginal 170 (6%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Arranghata Narayanpur21,552 people
- Duttapulia13,562 people
- Bahirgachhi9,785 people
- Barabaria9,356 people
- Matikumra8,077 people
- Debagram7,060 people
- Aismali6,855 people
- Dayabari6,500 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhantala?9,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhantala in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhantala?77.1% (Census 2011)