# Dhanjana Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Dhanjana

Dhanjana is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 737 households**, the 20th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,013people (2011)
- 737households
- 60.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanjana

Of every 100 households in Dhanjana in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanjana · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhanjana?

■ Dhanjana · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**944

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 263 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (47%) · **■** Other work 86 (8%) · **■** Marginal 228 (21%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Khelanpur3,197 people
- Khanpur Hulaspur3,183 people
- Malcha3,073 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Bagjana3,008 people
- Asrail2,977 people
- Sitalpur2,967 people
- Mathurapur2,919 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanjana?3,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanjana in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanjana?60.8% (Census 2011)