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

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Dedhara

Dedhara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 390 households**, the 56th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 390households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dedhara

Of every 100 households in Dedhara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dedhara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**48%

Tap water ****62%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dedhara?

■ Dedhara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**962

Working population ****54.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 490 (53%)

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

- Pora Bazar1,740 people
- Balidanga1,731 people
- Muidipur1,731 people
- Kharu1,724 people
- Hazipur1,702 people
- Kanuibanka1,677 people
- Banna1,626 people
- Birpur1,595 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dedhara?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dedhara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dedhara?73.4% (Census 2011)