# Dhandhania Village, Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Dhandhania

Dhandhania is a village in Mathabhanga - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,363 people in 770 households**, the 19th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 3,363people (2011)
- 770households
- 75.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhandhania

Of every 100 households in Dhandhania in 2011, 2 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhandhania · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**78%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhandhania?

■ Dhandhania · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**946

Working population ****35.0%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 67.3% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 512 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (4%) · **■** Marginal 422 (36%)

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 Mathabhanga - I

- Buraburi4,220 people
- Chhat Pakhihaga3,962 people
- Pakhihaga3,528 people
- Mahishcharu3,460 people
- Nendarpar3,190 people
- Bara Gopalpur3,141 people
- Kesharibari3,127 people
- Dangkoba3,065 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhandhania?3,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandhania in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandhania?75.9% (Census 2011)