Dainhat

Dainhat
—  town  —
Dainhat Location of Dainhat in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	23°23′N 88°05′E / 23.39°N 88.08°E / 23.39; 88.08Coordinates: 23°23′N 88°05′E / 23.39°N 88.08°E / 23.39; 88.08
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Bardhaman
Population	22,593 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	bardhaman.gov.in/

Dainhat (Bengali: দৈনহাট) is a Town and a municipality under Katwa police station and Katwa subdivision,^[1] in Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dainhat had a population of 22,593. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dainhat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% and, female literacy is 59%. In Dainhat, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Dainhat has twenty primary, one upper primary, two secondary and one higher secondary schools.one town library(dainhat sahar jitendranath mitra smriti pathagar) ^[3]

Culture & Festival

Raas Yaatra is the main festival of Dainnhat. Rath Yatra

References

1. ^ District-wise list of stautory towns
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003