# Dhanjhar Village, Ranibundh, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Dhanjhar

Dhanjhar is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 52 households**, the 141st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 249people (2011)
- 52households
- 71.7%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanjhar

Of every 100 households in Dhanjhar in 2011, 57 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanjhar · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dhanjhar?

■ Dhanjhar · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**951

Working population ****53.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (67%)

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 Ranibundh

- Dhankura261 people
- Bagdubi259 people
- Goalmuri253 people
- Ledapakur252 people
- Dhananjaypur248 people
- Jorakend243 people
- Sereshbad242 people
- Birbhandh236 people

[All 186 villages in Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanjhar?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanjhar in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanjhar?71.7% (Census 2011)