# Dhankura Village, Ranibundh, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Dhankura

Dhankura is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 49 households**, the 137th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 261people (2011)
- 49households
- 72.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhankura

Of every 100 households in Dhankura in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankura · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhankura?

■ Dhankura · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**951

Working population ****55.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (35%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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

- Dangarda288 people
- Paryasa275 people
- Bhedua Sol273 people
- Laladi265 people
- Bagdubi259 people
- Goalmuri253 people
- Ledapakur252 people
- Dhanjhar249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhankura?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankura in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankura?72.2% (Census 2011)