# Sola Dahar Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sola Dahar

Sola Dahar is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 194 households**, the 54th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 921people (2011)
- 194households
- 52.4%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sola Dahar

Of every 100 households in Sola Dahar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sola Dahar · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****85%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Sola Dahar?

■ Sola Dahar · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**971

Working population ****37.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (42%) · **■** Other work 120 (34%) · **■** Marginal 47 (14%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Dharenda983 people
- Balia980 people
- Kelya Pratappur Urf Kalia965 people
- Joygopalpur922 people
- Keshiasol908 people
- Mohanpur906 people
- Shagpara892 people
- Hiradihi877 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sola Dahar?921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sola Dahar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sola Dahar?52.4% (Census 2011)