# Dhanghara Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Dhanghara

Dhanghara is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 173 households**, the 111th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 712people (2011)
- 173households
- 72.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanghara

Of every 100 households in Dhanghara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanghara · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Dhanghara?

■ Dhanghara · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**945

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (13%) · **■** Marginal 68 (27%)

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 Burwan

- Karbelia753 people
- Bolpara749 people
- Bhagulia748 people
- Rahigram740 people
- Parsalika686 people
- Singadda684 people
- Akundi676 people
- Salpa672 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanghara?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanghara in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanghara?72.8% (Census 2011)