# Dhuchnikhali Village, Sandeshkhali - II – Population

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Village · Sandeshkhali - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhuchnikhali

Dhuchnikhali is a village in Sandeshkhali - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,266 people in 1,742 households**, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 7,266people (2011)
- 1,742households
- 71.4%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhuchnikhali

Of every 100 households in Dhuchnikhali in 2011, 10 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhuchnikhali · ■ Sandeshkhali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**58%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dhuchnikhali?

■ Dhuchnikhali · ■ Sandeshkhali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**997

Working population ****39.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 226 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 870 (31%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 620 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,089 (38%)

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 Sandeshkhali - II

- Jhupkhali7,908 people
- Joygopalpur7,761 people
- Daudpur7,510 people
- Bhangatushkhali7,346 people
- Korakati6,695 people
- Sitalia6,092 people
- Hatgachha5,960 people
- Khulna5,958 people

[All 24 villages in Sandeshkhali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/sandeshkhali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhuchnikhali?7,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhuchnikhali in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Sandeshkhali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhuchnikhali?71.4% (Census 2011)