# Dhanijpur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Dhanijpur

Dhanijpur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 63 households**, the 188th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 278people (2011)
- 63households
- 78.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanijpur

Of every 100 households in Dhanijpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanijpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****34%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhanijpur?

■ Dhanijpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**942

Working population ****43.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (55%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 23 (19%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Shibrampur303 people
- Basta302 people
- Jatarpur289 people
- Sultangachha288 people
- Soa188 people
- Pairadanga182 people
- Dakshin Babnan91 people
- Nonadanga83 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanijpur?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanijpur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanijpur?78.5% (Census 2011)