# Dhalgaon Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhalgaon

Dhalgaon is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 214 households**, the 155th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 899people (2011)
- 214households
- 58.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalgaon

Of every 100 households in Dhalgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhalgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dhalgaon?

■ Dhalgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**62.8%

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

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**939

Working population ****30.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 181 (67%)

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 Raiganj

- Dharmmadanga921 people
- Bhagdumair918 people
- Maraikura917 people
- Sobhanpur906 people
- Rolgaon899 people
- Chhota Narayanpur897 people
- Golaisura894 people
- Paschim Manoharpur892 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalgaon?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalgaon?58.9% (Census 2011)