# Dhananjoypur Village, Nakashipara, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Nakashipara, Nadia 

# Dhananjoypur

Dhananjoypur is a village in Nakashipara sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,302 people in 2,012 households**, the 7th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 8,302people (2011)
- 2,012households
- 64.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhananjoypur

Of every 100 households in Dhananjoypur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhananjoypur · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**42%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**63%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhananjoypur?

■ Dhananjoypur · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**968

Working population ****33.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 917 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,199 (43%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (7%) · **■** Marginal 459 (16%)

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 Nakashipara

- Kanthalbaria9,352 people
- Chenga9,038 people
- Muragachha8,937 people
- Petuabhanga8,403 people
- Patikabari8,242 people
- Haranagar7,621 people
- Gachha7,213 people
- Bilkumari7,112 people

[All 107 villages in Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhananjoypur?8,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhananjoypur in?Nadia district (Nakashipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhananjoypur?64.3% (Census 2011)