Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Dhanyajhati

Dhanyajhati is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 419 people in 85 households, the 90th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.
- 419 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 86.0% literacy
- 949 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanyajhati

Of every 100 households in Dhanyajhati in 2011, 66 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanyajhati · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 44%
- Toilet within the home 40% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 63%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 88%
- Use banking services 66% 54%
- Television 40% 18%
- Mobile phone 53% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 20%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhanyajhati?

■ Dhanyajhati · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 77.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 789 974
- Working population 32.2% 38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 83.1% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (33%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (6%) · ■ Marginal 8 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - II
- Bachka 473 people
- Manoharganj 464 people
- Kasiari 449 people
- Chhotaakna 441 people
- Tokahoda 395 people
- Akatkola 391 people
- Shirsa 390 people
- Sitanagar 389 people

All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dhanyajhati? 419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanyajhati in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanyajhati? 86.0% (Census 2011)

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