# Dihikhelar Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dihikhelar

Dihikhelar is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 111 households**, the 97th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 509people (2011)
- 111households
- 61.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dihikhelar

Of every 100 households in Dihikhelar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dihikhelar · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

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 Dihikhelar?

■ Dihikhelar · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****46.2%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (17%) · **■** Household industry 43 (18%) · **■** Other work 30 (13%) · **■** Marginal 103 (44%)

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 Nayagram

- Bela Guri523 people
- Rai Pal523 people
- Kashia519 people
- Nekra Sol511 people
- Chilki Pada503 people
- Amjam502 people
- Biriberia501 people
- Bans Pat496 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dihikhelar?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihikhelar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dihikhelar?61.7% (Census 2011)