Dhantala Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhantala is a village situated in Ranaghat - II block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,996 families residing in the village Dhantala. The total population of Dhantala is 9,095 out of which 4,730 are males and 4,365 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhantala is 923.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dhantala village is 887 which is 10% of the total population. There are 455 male children and 432 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhantala is 949 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Dhantala village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhantala is 77.1%. Thus Dhantala village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 82.22% and the female literacy rate is 71.62% in Dhantala village.

Population
9,095
Families
1,996
Literacy
77.14%
Sex Ratio
923

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhantala village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dhantala Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhantala village.

Total Male Female
Children 887 455 432
Literacy 77.14% 82.22% 71.62%
Scheduled Caste 5,952 3,092 2,860
Scheduled Tribe 31 15 16
Illiterate 2,763 1,215 1,548

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Dhantala village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhantala village out of total population, 2,999 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 524 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 758 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,829 2,628 201
Cultivators 524 510 14
Agriculture Labourer 758 722 36
Household Industries 42 28 14
Other Workers 1,505 1,368 137
Marginal Workers 170 106 64
Non Working 6,096 1,996 4,100

Map of Dhantala, Nadia, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Dhantala, Ranaghat - II

Below are the list of villages near Dhantala village in Ranaghat - II.

Village Population
Debipur 2,325
Sankarpur 4,716
Daula 5,631
Andulpota 1,811
Chandpur 2,144
Harishpur 1,084
Kanaipur 1,101
Kamalpur 4,587
Bira Baria 1,252
Krishnanagar 2,794

Reference