# Dhanicha Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Dhanicha

Dhanicha is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 550 households**, the 47th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 550households
- 81.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanicha

Of every 100 households in Dhanicha in 2011, 62 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanicha · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**86%

Use banking services ****64%**

**38%

Television ****49%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhanicha?

■ Dhanicha · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**937

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 77.4% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (24%) · **■** Household industry 37 (4%) · **■** Other work 506 (60%) · **■** Marginal 64 (8%)

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 Chakdah

- Tatla2,488 people
- Jagannathpur2,459 people
- Itapukuria2,447 people
- Noada Durgapur2,412 people
- Char Jajira2,359 people
- Ichhapur2,349 people
- Ghetu Gachhi2,230 people
- Parari2,228 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanicha?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanicha in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanicha?81.7% (Census 2011)