# Dihichetua Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dihichetua

Dihichetua is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,285 people in 277 households**, the 63rd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,285people (2011)
- 277households
- 89.6%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dihichetua

Of every 100 households in Dihichetua in 2011, 71 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dihichetua · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dihichetua?

■ Dihichetua · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**972

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 83.0% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (17%) · **■** Household industry 69 (15%) · **■** Other work 165 (37%) · **■** Marginal 108 (24%)

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

- Saiyadkarim1,322 people
- Kismatkalera1,295 people
- Baikunthapur1,292 people
- Kadirpur Fakirbazar1,288 people
- Dihipalsa1,250 people
- Manikpur1,241 people
- Bali Pata1,199 people
- Salampur1,197 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 Dihichetua?1,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihichetua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dihichetua?89.6% (Census 2011)