# Dharmatala Village, Canning - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dharmatala

Dharmatala is a village in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,003 people in 936 households**, the 12th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 5,003people (2011)
- 936households
- 52.5%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharmatala

Of every 100 households in Dharmatala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharmatala · ■ Canning - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**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 ****15%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dharmatala?

■ Dharmatala · ■ Canning - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**950

Working population ****30.9%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 45.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (6%) · **■** Household industry 126 (8%) · **■** Other work 112 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,138 (74%)

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

- Sibnagar5,667 people
- Modhu Khali5,546 people
- Uttar Angad Baria5,141 people
- Uttar Redokhali5,006 people
- Gopalpur4,958 people
- Banibadabele Khali4,930 people
- Daria4,900 people
- Gola Bari4,896 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 Dharmatala?5,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmatala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmatala?52.5% (Census 2011)