# Dhenua Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Dhenua

Dhenua is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,555 people in 774 households**, the 16th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,555people (2011)
- 774households
- 65.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhenua

Of every 100 households in Dhenua in 2011, 40 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhenua · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Dhenua?

■ Dhenua · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**968

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 387 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (47%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 68 (6%)

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 Manteswar

- Ibrambad3,666 people
- Mulgram3,652 people
- Lohar3,628 people
- Dewani3,593 people
- Rautgram3,506 people
- Kule3,311 people
- Sutra3,291 people
- Majhergram3,187 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhenua?3,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhenua in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhenua?65.1% (Census 2011)