# Dihi Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dihi

Dihi is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,291 people in 530 households**, the 31st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,291people (2011)
- 530households
- 73.6%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dihi

Of every 100 households in Dihi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dihi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**18%

Tap water ****73%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****41%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Dihi?

■ Dihi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**969

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 65.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (30%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 225 (22%) · **■** Marginal 342 (34%)

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 Sonarpur

- Palghat2,360 people
- Gobindapur2,355 people
- Bamangachhi2,332 people
- Mukundapur2,326 people
- Natagachhi2,266 people
- Kustia2,159 people
- Langalber2,058 people
- Jagatipata2,053 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dihi?2,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dihi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dihi?73.6% (Census 2011)