# Dhaka Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Dhaka

Dhaka is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **923 people in 213 households**, the 25th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 923people (2011)
- 213households
- 59.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaka

Of every 100 households in Dhaka in 2011, 42 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhaka · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**80%

Use banking services ****51%**

**34%

Television ****30%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**0%

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

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhaka?

■ Dhaka · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**952

Working population ****58.1%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 54.1% for women. 67% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (24%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 330 (62%)

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 Rajnagar

- Balarampur997 people
- Khayradihi975 people
- Sajina961 people
- Kushmashul950 people
- Ranigram917 people
- Pashchim Shirsha893 people
- Muktipur884 people
- Abadnagar882 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaka?923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaka in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaka?59.5% (Census 2011)