# Dhanguriya Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Dhanguriya

Dhanguriya is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 55 households**, the 200th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 267people (2011)
- 55households
- 61.9%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Dhanguriya PIN code and other codes

Dhanguriya falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363807

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanguriya from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanguriya?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanguriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Butgora
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanguriya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanguriya

Of every 100 households in Dhanguriya in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanguriya · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dhanguriya?

■ Dhanguriya · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**949

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 49.1% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 120 (94%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Potka

- Olansai282 people
- Rimra278 people
- Jamdi Alias Baruda273 people
- Orkabera273 people
- Manglasai265 people
- Juri Pahari264 people
- Pitidiri262 people
- Galusingi258 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanguriya from Jamshedpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanguriya?267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanguriya in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanguriya?61.9% (Census 2011)