# Dhantia Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Dhantia

Dhantia is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,134 people in 389 households**, the 64th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,134people (2011)
- 389households
- 52.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhantia

Of every 100 households in Dhantia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhantia · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**52%

Tap water ****62%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****80%**

**70%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhantia?

■ Dhantia · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1230**

**917

Working population ****28.2%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 39.5% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 248 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 129 (21%)

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 Meerganj

- Thiriakhurd2,275 people
- Kapoorpur2,244 people
- Sukali2,162 people
- Raiya Nagla2,152 people
- Nagaria Kalyanpur2,132 people
- Nausna2,129 people
- Amaur2,111 people
- Chanehta2,080 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhantia?2,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhantia in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhantia?52.2% (Census 2011)