# Danikola Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Danikola

Danikola is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,882 people in 395 households**, the 25th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,882people (2011)
- 395households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Danikola

Of every 100 households in Danikola in 2011, 57 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Danikola · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**38%

Tap water ****51%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**59%

Television ****20%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

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 Danikola?

■ Danikola · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**972

Working population ****38.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 69.2% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 423 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (11%) · **■** Marginal 172 (23%)

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 Daspur - I

- Chandipur1,979 people
- Balluri1,973 people
- Khatbarui1,898 people
- Parbatipur1,896 people
- Barasimulia1,873 people
- Chak Bualia1,792 people
- Dadpur1,790 people
- Basantapur1,789 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Danikola?1,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Danikola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Danikola?79.6% (Census 2011)