# Uttar Dhakuria Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Uttar Dhakuria

Uttar Dhakuria is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 199 households**, the 88th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 970people (2011)
- 199households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Dhakuria

Of every 100 households in Uttar Dhakuria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Uttar Dhakuria · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**15%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**80%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****40%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Uttar Dhakuria?

■ Uttar Dhakuria · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**956

Working population ****31.8%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 126 (41%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Dakshinrameswarpur1,053 people
- Muragachha1,045 people
- Bholadanga1,036 people
- Chinapukuria1,014 people
- Kalipur916 people
- Dakshin Khaspur833 people
- Bagdia799 people
- Paschim Putkhali721 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Dhakuria?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Dhakuria in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Dhakuria?74.2% (Census 2011)