# Danga, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Danga

Danga is a town in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,766 people** in 1,482 households. Literacy was 81.9%.

- 6,766people (2011)
- 1,482households
- 81.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Population of Danga

■ Danga · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**957

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Danga

Of every 100 households in Danga in 2011, 90 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Danga · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**44%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****69%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**84%

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 people in Danga work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,935 (75%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Farming 396 (15%) · **■** Marginal 229 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Danga?6,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Danga in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal