# Beguna Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Beguna

Beguna is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 153 households**, the 172nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 630people (2011)
- 153households
- 74.4%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beguna

Of every 100 households in Beguna in 2011, 43 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Beguna · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**84%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Beguna?

■ Beguna · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****40.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 68.9% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (14%) · **■** Marginal 56 (22%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Jot Mahes674 people
- Hiranya Bati652 people
- Kathalgaria642 people
- Dumro640 people
- Purbba Keshabpur609 people
- Rahia609 people
- Telekona604 people
- Purbba Narayanpur590 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beguna?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beguna in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beguna?74.4% (Census 2011)