# Dontarda Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dontarda

Dontarda is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 153 households**, the 139th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 619people (2011)
- 153households
- 84.7%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dontarda

Of every 100 households in Dontarda in 2011, 26 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dontarda · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****62%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dontarda?

■ Dontarda · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**952

Working population ****39.4%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 123 (50%)

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

- Krishnajibanchak670 people
- Shiulipur664 people
- Haripura645 people
- Kishorpur631 people
- Tegharibarkamal614 people
- Sanyasibar610 people
- Nakindi609 people
- Nankarnila599 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dontarda?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dontarda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dontarda?84.7% (Census 2011)