# Dhanai Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Dhanai

Dhanai is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 182 households**, the 85th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 780people (2011)
- 182households
- 81.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanai

Of every 100 households in Dhanai in 2011, 51 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanai · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**85%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Dhanai?

■ Dhanai · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**961

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (18%) · **■** Marginal 198 (61%)

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 Sainthia

- Bara826 people
- Bangram823 people
- Abhirampur795 people
- Tentuldihi791 people
- Chandpur773 people
- Netur766 people
- Kendua761 people
- Budhura753 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanai?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanai in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanai?81.8% (Census 2011)