# Dharan Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Dharan

Dharan is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,403 people in 963 households**, the 6th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 4,403people (2011)
- 963households
- 83.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharan

Of every 100 households in Dharan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dharan · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**34%

Tap water ****21%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****87%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dharan?

■ Dharan · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**950

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.6% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 531 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (7%) · **■** Marginal 354 (21%)

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 Raina - I

- Rayna5,157 people
- Jotsadi4,998 people
- Haripur4,992 people
- Shyamsundar4,903 people
- Palasan3,917 people
- Machhkhara3,786 people
- Belshar3,279 people
- Narugram3,226 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharan?4,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharan in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharan?83.0% (Census 2011)