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

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Urisal

Urisal is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 227 households**, the 56th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,078people (2011)
- 227households
- 82.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Urisal

Of every 100 households in Urisal in 2011, 48 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urisal · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**62%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Urisal?

■ Urisal · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**963

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (10%) · **■** Marginal 361 (75%)

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

- Kotpada1,100 people
- Pantunia1,091 people
- Satsanda1,091 people
- Singda1,091 people
- Janadighi1,072 people
- Contai1,044 people
- Jayrampur1,037 people
- Moyarui1,018 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 Urisal?1,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urisal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Urisal?82.0% (Census 2011)