# Dhalhara Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhalhara

Dhalhara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 159 households**, the 130th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 822people (2011)
- 159households
- 82.9%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalhara

Of every 100 households in Dhalhara in 2011, 81 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhalhara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**69%

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

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****55%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**58%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Dhalhara?

■ Dhalhara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****37.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (63%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Keshpur

- Akurya830 people
- Jadupur829 people
- Nanna829 people
- Raniar827 people
- Bera Beria814 people
- Burya Pat810 people
- Mahesh Pur810 people
- Bansh Gerya809 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalhara?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalhara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalhara?82.9% (Census 2011)