# Dhakna Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Dhakna

Dhakna is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,537 people in 752 households**, the 4th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,537people (2011)
- 752households
- 66.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakna

Of every 100 households in Dhakna in 2011, 42 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakna · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**67%

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

**48%

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

**52%

Tap water ****24%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****37%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**78%

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 Dhakna?

■ Dhakna · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**966

Working population ****37.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 174 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (25%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 642 (48%) · **■** Marginal 156 (12%)

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 Naxalbari

- Kamala4,908 people
- Ranidanga4,655 people
- Rangapani3,619 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Dayaram3,182 people
- Kamalpur3,022 people
- Nipania2,908 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakna?3,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakna in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakna?66.4% (Census 2011)