# Dhania, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Dhania

Dhania is a town in Amdanga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,659 people** in 1,600 households. Literacy was 89.5%.

- 6,659people (2011)
- 1,600households
- 89.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dhania

■ Dhania · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**951

Working population ****39.1%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhania

Of every 100 households in Dhania in 2011, 80 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhania · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**2%

Tap water ****32%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**18%

Use banking services ****69%**

**73%

Television ****59%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**75%

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 people in Dhania work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,792 (69%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Farming 472 (18%) · **■** Marginal 289 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhania?6,659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhania in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal