# Dhobagaon Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Dhobagaon

Dhobagaon is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 140 households**, the 52nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 753people (2011)
- 140households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhobagaon

Of every 100 households in Dhobagaon in 2011, 69 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhobagaon · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**42%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dhobagaon?

■ Dhobagaon · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**961

Working population ****34.4%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (51%) · **■** Marginal 46 (18%)

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 Bankura - I

- Kasibedya800 people
- Matiakhola780 people
- Dupsara765 people
- Gangtara758 people
- Purundihi734 people
- Ekaira709 people
- Chinchura687 people
- Debipur684 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhobagaon?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobagaon in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobagaon?71.9% (Census 2011)