# Dhangsol Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhangsol

Dhangsol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,175 people in 222 households**, the 25th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,175people (2011)
- 222households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhangsol

Of every 100 households in Dhangsol in 2011, 61 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhangsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****5%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Dhangsol?

■ Dhangsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**991

Working population ****37.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (22%) · **■** Marginal 152 (35%)

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 Salbani

- Saula1,276 people
- Murari1,218 people
- Bhaudi1,208 people
- Benachapra1,203 people
- Jatra1,175 people
- Sonakara1,173 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people
- Gabru1,145 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhangsol?1,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangsol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangsol?81.6% (Census 2011)