# Dhekineja Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhekineja

Dhekineja is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **165 people in 35 households**, the 214th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 165people (2011)
- 35households
- 70.1%literacy
- 1,260females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhekineja

Of every 100 households in Dhekineja in 2011, 46 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekineja · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**54%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****69%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhekineja?

■ Dhekineja · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1260**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**954

Working population ****62.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 67% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 95 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Dubda180 people
- Chhotadhadka176 people
- Darikanchrator174 people
- Dhepua170 people
- Chhota Dharampur163 people
- Bara Chauli158 people
- Bhururbani153 people
- Ghoraghati152 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhekineja?165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekineja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekineja?70.1% (Census 2011)