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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhansol

Dhansol is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 136 households**, the 72nd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 551people (2011)
- 136households
- 79.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhansol

Of every 100 households in Dhansol in 2011, 44 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhansol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhansol?

■ Dhansol · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**973

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 59 (25%)

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

- Pratappur568 people
- Nepura564 people
- Shimulia563 people
- Bikrampur553 people
- Khamar Mahuli547 people
- Paharajpur544 people
- Paticia543 people
- Pachakhali542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhansol?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhansol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhansol?79.3% (Census 2011)