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

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Dheko

Dheko is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 330 households**, the 21st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 330households
- 67.9%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dheko

Of every 100 households in Dheko in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dheko · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**92%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**66%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dheko?

■ Dheko · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**930

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 539 (65%)

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

- Kharigerya1,701 people
- Demushunya1,697 people
- Dundar1,677 people
- Penchakola1,590 people
- Sarigari1,527 people
- Ledra1,523 people
- Kumarara1,480 people
- Kadmagar1,475 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dheko?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dheko in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dheko?67.9% (Census 2011)