# Dhanyaghari Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Dhanyaghari

Dhanyaghari is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,482 people in 1,336 households**, the 17th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,482people (2011)
- 1,336households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanyaghari

Of every 100 households in Dhanyaghari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanyaghari · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**47%

Television ****40%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

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 Dhanyaghari?

■ Dhanyaghari · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**950

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 74.7% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 493 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (21%) · **■** Household industry 83 (5%) · **■** Other work 703 (39%) · **■** Marginal 136 (8%)

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 - II

- Kaknan5,833 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people
- Marakhana5,526 people
- Hirapur5,486 people
- Ramchandrapur5,299 people
- Bar Nandanpur4,763 people
- Ranjitbati4,208 people
- Senhat3,709 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanyaghari?5,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanyaghari in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanyaghari?81.7% (Census 2011)