# Dhaska, Bagmundi, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya 

# Dhaska

Dhaska is a village in [Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 93 households**, the 76th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 510people (2011)
- 93households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,267females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaska

Of every 100 households in Dhaska in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaska · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dhaska?

■ Dhaska · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1267**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**951

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 52.6% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 208 (88%)

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 Bagmundi

- Burudi572 people
- Pitidiri567 people
- Mukurub541 people
- Sarmali536 people
- Bhunighra505 people
- Sarjamhatu494 people
- Maunia493 people
- Gobindadi487 people

[All 142 villages in Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/villages/)

## Other places named Dhaska

- Dhaska · Village, Bansdih, Ballia · 1,227 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaska?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaska in?Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaska?60.6% (Census 2011)