# Solakhia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Solakhia

Solakhia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 117 households**, the 106th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 576people (2011)
- 117households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Solakhia

Of every 100 households in Solakhia in 2011, 85 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Solakhia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Solakhia?

■ Solakhia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1355**

**963

Working population ****33.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 72.6% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (33%) · **■** Marginal 33 (17%)

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 Dantan - I

- Beldangri615 people
- Khanipur598 people
- Shijua595 people
- Mukundapur577 people
- Doyasti555 people
- Barampura547 people
- Dobisa543 people
- Dhalhara542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Solakhia?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Solakhia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Solakhia?81.9% (Census 2011)