# Dhankuni Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhankuni

Dhankuni is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,030 people in 465 households**, the 54th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,030people (2011)
- 465households
- 82.3%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhankuni

Of every 100 households in Dhankuni in 2011, 42 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhankuni · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Dhankuni?

■ Dhankuni · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**965

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 77.6% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (22%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (24%) · **■** Marginal 207 (30%)

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 Gaighata

- Gutri2,141 people
- Bharadanga2,127 people
- Maraldanga2,039 people
- Singjol2,035 people
- Mahishakati1,972 people
- Jhikra1,968 people
- Amankandia1,965 people
- Chaugachha1,923 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhankuni?2,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankuni in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankuni?82.3% (Census 2011)