# Dhashachandpur Village, Ghatal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhashachandpur

Dhashachandpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 155 households**, the 92nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 728people (2011)
- 155households
- 86.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhashachandpur

Of every 100 households in Dhashachandpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhashachandpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

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 Dhashachandpur?

■ Dhashachandpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**959

Working population ****33.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 65% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (7%) · **■** Other work 75 (31%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Ghatal

- Shyampur766 people
- Balaramga753 people
- Kamdebpur753 people
- Amodarkul750 people
- Prasadchak711 people
- Gopinathpur710 people
- Ghola703 people
- Hemantapur698 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhashachandpur?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhashachandpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhashachandpur?86.1% (Census 2011)