# Daharda Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Daharda

Daharda is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,503 people in 309 households**, the 35th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,503people (2011)
- 309households
- 91.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daharda

Of every 100 households in Daharda in 2011, 35 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Daharda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**46%

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

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**17%

Tap water ****33%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Daharda?

■ Daharda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**953

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 86.0% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 361 (69%)

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 - II

- Kushumda1,635 people
- Srikrishnapur1,576 people
- Ekarukhi1,534 people
- Baman Sai1,527 people
- Nandakurya1,492 people
- Santoshpur1,429 people
- Rela1,376 people
- Belda1,363 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daharda?1,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daharda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daharda?91.2% (Census 2011)