# Dhandanga, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Dhandanga

Dhandanga is a village in [Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,656 people in 370 households**, the 30th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,656people (2011)
- 370households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhandanga

Of every 100 households in Dhandanga in 2011, 13 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhandanga · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

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

**27%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Dhandanga?

■ Dhandanga · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**970

Working population ****31.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 63.2% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (50%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 172 (33%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Malihati2,229 people
- Kuluri2,061 people
- Prasadpur1,832 people
- Hat Pilkhandi1,787 people
- Ghoshpara1,620 people
- Gopgram1,598 people
- Sirpara1,530 people
- Bahara1,498 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Dhandanga

- Dhandanga · Village, Labpur, Birbhum · 447 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhandanga?1,656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandanga in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandanga?64.5% (Census 2011)