# Dhengya Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhengya

Dhengya is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 157 households**, the 46th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 740people (2011)
- 157households
- 71.7%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhengya

Of every 100 households in Dhengya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhengya · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**25%

Television ****33%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhengya?

■ Dhengya · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****477**

**954

Working population ****37.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 107 (38%) · **■** Marginal 118 (42%)

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 Binpur - I

- Rangua804 people
- Baragada779 people
- Andharia751 people
- Bhursa741 people
- Kunyapara723 people
- Salchaturi720 people
- Dharampur712 people
- Meghabandi708 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhengya?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhengya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhengya?71.7% (Census 2011)