# Dhang Hari Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhang Hari

Dhang Hari is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 76 households**, the 172nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 356people (2011)
- 76households
- 55.6%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhang Hari

Of every 100 households in Dhang Hari in 2011, 74 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhang Hari · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhang Hari?

■ Dhang Hari · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****42.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 39.3% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 66 (43%)

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 Jhargram

- Radha Nagar368 people
- Matihana365 people
- Lajimpur363 people
- Labkush362 people
- Amratora355 people
- Barabari354 people
- Banshtola353 people
- Birhandi353 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhang Hari?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhang Hari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhang Hari?55.6% (Census 2011)