# Dandeswar Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dandeswar

Dandeswar is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 293 households**, the 48th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,199people (2011)
- 293households
- 68.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dandeswar

Of every 100 households in Dandeswar in 2011, 49 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandeswar · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dandeswar?

■ Dandeswar · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**988

Working population ****53.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 57.8% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (68%) · **■** Household industry 50 (8%) · **■** Other work 84 (13%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Debra

- Banshda1,244 people
- Biju1,236 people
- Tangaishri1,235 people
- Chak Kunar1,199 people
- Ban Barasati1,197 people
- Fatebar1,193 people
- Srirampur1,161 people
- Islampur1,138 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dandeswar?1,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandeswar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dandeswar?68.8% (Census 2011)