# Heregari Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Heregari

Heregari is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 120 households**, the 189th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 486people (2011)
- 120households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,104females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Heregari

Of every 100 households in Heregari in 2011, 44 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Heregari · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**48%

Tap water ****97%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Heregari?

■ Heregari · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**962

Working population ****45.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 66.8% for women. 64% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (11%) · **■** Marginal 97 (43%)

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

- Dakshin Fatepur511 people
- Dhantikari506 people
- Hatkamalpur500 people
- Uliara488 people
- Madhupur478 people
- Manipur464 people
- Faridpur455 people
- Podpara444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Heregari?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heregari in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Heregari?76.1% (Census 2011)