# Dhulai Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Dhulai

Dhulai is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,607 people in 533 households**, the 11th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,607people (2011)
- 533households
- 66.7%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulai

Of every 100 households in Dhulai in 2011, 51 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhulai · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**35%

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

**1%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****79%**

**53%

Television ****37%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 Dhulai?

■ Dhulai · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**948

Working population ****42.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 57.8% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (24%) · **■** Marginal 262 (23%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Pear Bera2,761 people
- Bondalhati2,758 people
- Ranga Matiya2,702 people
- Palshura2,611 people
- Kunda Pushkarini2,535 people
- Palashdanga2,502 people
- Purba Dubrajpur2,500 people
- Rampur2,353 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulai?2,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulai in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulai?66.7% (Census 2011)