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

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dihipalsa

Dihipalsa is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 264 households**, the 64th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,250people (2011)
- 264households
- 86.4%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dihipalsa

Of every 100 households in Dihipalsa in 2011, 73 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dihipalsa · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****40%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**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 Dihipalsa?

■ Dihipalsa · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**972

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 81.7% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (8%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (16%) · **■** Marginal 111 (20%)

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

- Kismatkalera1,295 people
- Baikunthapur1,292 people
- Kadirpur Fakirbazar1,288 people
- Dihichetua1,285 people
- Manikpur1,241 people
- Bali Pata1,199 people
- Salampur1,197 people
- Shrirampur1,186 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 Dihipalsa?1,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihipalsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dihipalsa?86.4% (Census 2011)