# Dara Village, Bhangar - I – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dara

Dara is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,269 people in 256 households**, the 65th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,269people (2011)
- 256households
- 68.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dara

Of every 100 households in Dara in 2011, 64 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dara · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**37%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dara?

■ Dara · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**962

Working population ****31.5%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (46%) · **■** Other work 130 (32%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Hogaldara1,510 people
- Dakshin Narikel Beria1,493 people
- Srirampur1,402 people
- Kamar Hati1,306 people
- Saihati1,182 people
- Karaidandga1,145 people
- Santra1,107 people
- Phulbari Bamunia1,090 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dara?1,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dara?68.5% (Census 2011)