# Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Dantan - I

Dantan - I is a sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **172,107 people**, 1 town and 198 villages (181 inhabited). The largest village is Sarrang (4,925 people).

- 172,107people (2011)
- 198villages
- 1town
- 73.6%literacy

## Population of Dantan - I compared with Paschim Medinipur

■ Dantan - I · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**963

Working population ****36.9%**

**42.4%

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 Dantan - I

Of every 100 households in Dantan - I in 2011, 40 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dantan - I · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

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

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Dantan - I

- Chaulia6,186 people

## Largest villages in Dantan - I

- Sarrang · 4,925 people
- Shalikota · 4,327 people
- Kakrajit · 4,203 people
- Dakshin Arbana · 3,445 people
- Chak Ismailpur · 3,403 people
- Menakapur · 3,244 people
- Monoharpur · 2,884 people
- Raybar Uttar · 2,814 people
- Bhabanipur · 2,801 people
- Tarrui · 2,682 people
- Bara · 2,579 people
- Ektarpur Takinagar · 2,522 people
- Angua · 2,337 people
- Uttar Arbana · 2,297 people
- Gazipur Patna · 2,089 people
- Barangi · 2,003 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Dantan - I?198 (181 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Dantan - I in?Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Dantan - I?172,107 (Census 2011)