# Dandirhat, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Dandirhat

Dandirhat is a town in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (P). The 2011 Census counted **6,387 people** in 1,440 households. Literacy was 73.1%.

- 6,387people (2011)
- 1,440households
- 73.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dandirhat

■ Dandirhat · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**951

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.1%

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 Dandirhat

Of every 100 households in Dandirhat in 2011, 28 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dandirhat · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**2%

Tap water ****47%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**18%

Use banking services ****40%**

**73%

Television ****18%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

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

**7%

Own their home ****82%**

**75%

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 Dandirhat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,432 (60%) · **■** Household industry 225 (9%) · **■** Farming 283 (12%) · **■** Marginal 449 (19%)

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 Dandirhat?6,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandirhat in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal