# Dabu Village, Canning - I – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Canning - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dabu

Dabu is a village in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,036 people in 600 households**, the 27th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 3,036people (2011)
- 600households
- 59.4%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dabu

Of every 100 households in Dabu in 2011, 4 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dabu · ■ Canning - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

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 Dabu?

■ Dabu · ■ Canning - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**950

Working population ****32.3%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 51.2% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 257 (26%) · **■** Marginal 185 (19%)

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 Canning - I

- Baloi Jhaka3,342 people
- Dumki3,309 people
- Hatamari3,191 people
- Hincha Khali3,106 people
- Amtala Bhadri3,000 people
- Adhia2,964 people
- Narayangar2,922 people
- Ronia2,832 people

[All 53 villages in Canning - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dabu?3,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dabu in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dabu?59.4% (Census 2011)