# Dhanara Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Dhanara

Dhanara is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 407 households**, the 14th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,832people (2011)
- 407households
- 77.3%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanara

Of every 100 households in Dhanara in 2011, 60 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanara · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**66%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhanara?

■ Dhanara · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**930

Working population ****41.4%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 162 (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 Raipur

- Maulasol2,135 people
- Melera2,066 people
- Dharampur2,034 people
- Satpatta1,890 people
- Sara1,785 people
- Kamalpur1,743 people
- Kharigerya1,701 people
- Demushunya1,697 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanara?1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanara in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanara?77.3% (Census 2011)