# Dhamla Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Dhamla

Dhamla is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,402 people in 780 households**, the 22nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,402people (2011)
- 780households
- 77.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamla

Of every 100 households in Dhamla in 2011, 57 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamla · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****31%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dhamla?

■ Dhamla · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**950

Working population ****45.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 422 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (17%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 196 (13%) · **■** Marginal 614 (40%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Chabbishpur3,815 people
- Helan3,627 people
- Kanakpur3,612 people
- Khanakul3,489 people
- Sankarpur3,389 people
- Majpur3,368 people
- Dharmmapur3,325 people
- Chhatrashali3,260 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamla?3,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamla in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamla?77.9% (Census 2011)