# Uttar Dhankhal Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Uttar Dhankhal

Uttar Dhankhal is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 254 households**, the 91st largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 254households
- 87.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Dhankhal

Of every 100 households in Uttar Dhankhal in 2011, 51 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Dhankhal · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**60%

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

**38%

Tap water ****8%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Uttar Dhankhal?

■ Uttar Dhankhal · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**972

Working population ****37.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 79.6% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (15%) · **■** Marginal 188 (49%)

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

- Raghunathpur1,069 people
- Sarberya1,058 people
- Kismat Narajol1,054 people
- Ramchandrapur1,034 people
- Jyotisab1,028 people
- Shridharpur1,012 people
- Machhgerya993 people
- Jadupur979 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 Uttar Dhankhal?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Dhankhal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Dhankhal?87.5% (Census 2011)