# Dhamkuria Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhamkuria

Dhamkuria is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 233 households**, the 35th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 233households
- 69.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamkuria

Of every 100 households in Dhamkuria in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamkuria · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****89%**

**54%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhamkuria?

■ Dhamkuria · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**974

Working population ****44.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 413 (92%)

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

- Karasia1,176 people
- Tukuria1,171 people
- Bhagirathpur1,094 people
- Kshirati1,037 people
- Agrapara1,015 people
- Dhaikhanda981 people
- Lahirganja953 people
- Tenpur935 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 Dhamkuria?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamkuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamkuria?69.6% (Census 2011)