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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Dhemua

Dhemua is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 116 households**, the 164th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 488people (2011)
- 116households
- 66.5%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhemua

Of every 100 households in Dhemua in 2011, 34 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhemua · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****4%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhemua?

■ Dhemua · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****36.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 64% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (19%) · **■** Marginal 142 (79%)

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

- Maura514 people
- Nezampur512 people
- Tarabihari498 people
- Malipara496 people
- Ichhpur479 people
- Sarkhola479 people
- Jhanpa472 people
- Manipur465 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhemua?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhemua in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhemua?66.5% (Census 2011)