# Dhansol Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhansol

Dhansol is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 38 households**, the 291st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 205people (2011)
- 38households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhansol

Of every 100 households in Dhansol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhansol · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****95%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

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 Dhansol?

■ Dhansol · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2364**

**979

Working population ****59.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 67% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 119 (98%)

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 Jhargram

- Malapada207 people
- Ranidihi207 people
- Krishna Nagar206 people
- Nekrasuli206 people
- Jhinki205 people
- Kalabani205 people
- Kalabani205 people
- Salpatra204 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhansol?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansol?76.2% (Census 2011)