# Dhanguri Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Dhanguri

Dhanguri is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,318 people in 274 households**, the 28th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,318people (2011)
- 274households
- 79.1%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanguri

Of every 100 households in Dhanguri in 2011, 72 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanguri · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**62%

Tap water ****68%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**23%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**14%

Use banking services ****62%**

**64%

Television ****46%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**86%

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 Dhanguri?

■ Dhanguri · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**936

Working population ****32.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 67.7% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 305 (70%) · **■** Marginal 66 (15%)

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 Salanpur

- Kalipathar1,513 people
- Alkusha1,420 people
- Bolkunda1,351 people
- Uttar Rampur1,331 people
- Banbirdi1,312 people
- Barabai1,259 people
- Kaladabar1,206 people
- Maheshpur1,184 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanguri?1,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanguri in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanguri?79.1% (Census 2011)