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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhitpur

Dhitpur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 100 households**, the 101st largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 439people (2011)
- 100households
- 61.3%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhitpur

Of every 100 households in Dhitpur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhitpur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**49%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Tap water ****15%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhitpur?

■ Dhitpur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1393**

**973

Working population ****50.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (41%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 103 (46%)

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

- Upar Katmundi455 people
- Bara Kanya Diha448 people
- Nekrasuli446 people
- Dahabar445 people
- Telkanda437 people
- Bishnupur424 people
- Rakshani419 people
- Murakata414 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhitpur?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhitpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhitpur?61.3% (Census 2011)