# Dhamdhol Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhamdhol

Dhamdhol is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,361 people in 285 households**, the 77th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,361people (2011)
- 285households
- 59.1%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamdhol

Of every 100 households in Dhamdhol in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamdhol · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhamdhol?

■ Dhamdhol · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**955

Working population ****51.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 336 (48%)

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 Itahar

- Nalbhiti Madhabpur1,404 people
- Chandol1,383 people
- Parmeswarbati1,371 people
- Bhelagachi1,370 people
- Khorna1,327 people
- Thilbil1,322 people
- Bajitpur1,311 people
- Lalganj1,286 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamdhol?1,361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamdhol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamdhol?59.1% (Census 2011)