# Dhanghari Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Dhanghari

Dhanghari is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,292 people in 235 households**, the 25th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,292people (2011)
- 235households
- 72.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanghari

Of every 100 households in Dhanghari in 2011, 56 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanghari · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

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 Dhanghari?

■ Dhanghari · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**960

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 63.6% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (9%) · **■** Marginal 82 (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 Simlapal

- Khamardanga1,331 people
- Ghoradhara1,323 people
- Chandpur1,314 people
- Karakanali1,307 people
- Putiadaha1,270 people
- Dhankhunia1,231 people
- Madhabpur1,220 people
- Sarenga1,214 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanghari?1,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanghari in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanghari?72.9% (Census 2011)