# Daharani Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Daharani

Daharani is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,231 people in 2,143 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 11,231people (2011)
- 2,143households
- 52.7%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daharani

Of every 100 households in Daharani in 2011, 13 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Daharani · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**12%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**47%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Daharani?

■ Daharani · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**961

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 46.4% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,132 (32%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 431 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,664 (47%)

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 - II

- Jogendra Nagar15,112 people
- Mather Dighi13,524 people
- Athara Beki13,503 people
- Saranger Abad12,299 people
- Nagartala10,419 people
- Narayanpur9,468 people
- Patikhali8,937 people
- Maukhali Kumarkhali7,996 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daharani?11,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daharani in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daharani?52.7% (Census 2011)