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

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhansol

Dhansol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 97 households**, the 126th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 516people (2011)
- 97households
- 81.4%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhansol

Of every 100 households in Dhansol in 2011, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhansol · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhansol?

■ Dhansol · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**991

Working population ****45.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 70.0% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (47%)

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

- Jagannathpur526 people
- Chandabila523 people
- Sarasbedia519 people
- Lakshmanpur518 people
- Mankuri512 people
- Amjor506 people
- Kulpheni501 people
- Babuidanga500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhansol?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansol?81.4% (Census 2011)