# Dasha Gram Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dasha Gram

Dasha Gram is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,232 people in 1,226 households**, the 4th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 5,232people (2011)
- 1,226households
- 79.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dasha Gram

Of every 100 households in Dasha Gram in 2011, 16 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dasha Gram · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dasha Gram?

■ Dasha Gram · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**952

Working population ****56.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 621 (21%) · **■** Household industry 308 (10%) · **■** Other work 340 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,280 (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 Sabang

- Sabang13,224 people
- Bishnupur8,678 people
- Mohar6,995 people
- Bural5,145 people
- Nimkimohar5,055 people
- Adasimla4,622 people
- Dubrajpur4,578 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dasha Gram?5,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dasha Gram in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dasha Gram?79.5% (Census 2011)