# Dahipal Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dahipal

Dahipal is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 128 households**, the 61st largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 586people (2011)
- 128households
- 63.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dahipal

Of every 100 households in Dahipal in 2011, 15 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahipal · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Dahipal?

■ Dahipal · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**973

Working population ****53.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 53.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (42%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 124 (39%)

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 Sankrail

- Marunia605 people
- Chunpara600 people
- Dudhianala594 people
- Ghorapara594 people
- Chhola Khali583 people
- Pindra Gerya580 people
- Sripur580 people
- Charar579 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dahipal?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahipal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dahipal?63.3% (Census 2011)