# Dhankhunia Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Dhankhunia

Dhankhunia is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 276 households**, the 27th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 276households
- 50.8%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhankhunia

Of every 100 households in Dhankhunia in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhankhunia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****71%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**84%

Use banking services ****12%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhankhunia?

■ Dhankhunia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**960

Working population ****42.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 40.1% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (17%) · **■** Marginal 163 (31%)

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

- Chandpur1,314 people
- Karakanali1,307 people
- Dhanghari1,292 people
- Putiadaha1,270 people
- Madhabpur1,220 people
- Sarenga1,214 people
- Baricha1,180 people
- Chakrasol1,159 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhankhunia?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankhunia in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankhunia?50.8% (Census 2011)