# Dhanda Gerya Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhanda Gerya

Dhanda Gerya is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 90 households**, the 268th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 366people (2011)
- 90households
- 58.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanda Gerya

Of every 100 households in Dhanda Gerya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanda Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dhanda Gerya?

■ Dhanda Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**988

Working population ****44.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 123 (76%)

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 Debra

- Kismat Duan373 people
- Amra Gerya371 people
- Gopal Punja369 people
- Jot Narayan369 people
- Madaleshwar Chak362 people
- Barbhuna Basan359 people
- Chak Fateulya359 people
- Kathalia358 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanda Gerya?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanda Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanda Gerya?58.5% (Census 2011)