# Dhaikhanda, Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhaikhanda

Dhaikhanda is a village in [Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 215 households**, the 37th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 981people (2011)
- 215households
- 62.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaikhanda

Of every 100 households in Dhaikhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaikhanda · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhaikhanda?

■ Dhaikhanda · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**974

Working population ****39.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 239 (61%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Bhagirathpur1,094 people
- Kshirati1,037 people
- Dhamkuria1,021 people
- Agrapara1,015 people
- Lahirganja953 people
- Tenpur935 people
- Bhalukkunda933 people
- Atghara932 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaikhanda?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaikhanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaikhanda?62.5% (Census 2011)