# Dhalshwar, Panskura, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhalshwar

Dhalshwar is a village in [Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 82 households**, the 204th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 394people (2011)
- 82households
- 92.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalshwar

Of every 100 households in Dhalshwar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhalshwar · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhalshwar?

■ Dhalshwar · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**949

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 84.9% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 26 (16%) · **■** Other work 25 (15%) · **■** Marginal 93 (56%)

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 Panskura

- Uttar Gopalpur425 people
- Jashara418 people
- Dhamat416 people
- Chaugere403 people
- Krishnanagar388 people
- Serhati383 people
- Pakuria372 people
- Belda367 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalshwar?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalshwar in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalshwar?92.2% (Census 2011)