# Dhukurda Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhukurda

Dhukurda is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 123 households**, the 71st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 664people (2011)
- 123households
- 79.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhukurda

Of every 100 households in Dhukurda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhukurda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**60%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Dhukurda?

■ Dhukurda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**953

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%) · **■** Marginal 86 (40%)

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 Dantan - II

- Digha702 people
- Paniara674 people
- Lalat672 people
- Bardaltitia669 people
- Gopinathpur637 people
- Patpur637 people
- Sahania610 people
- Lalu Chak599 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhukurda?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhukurda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhukurda?79.0% (Census 2011)