# Dhengam Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhengam

Dhengam is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 84 households**, the 152nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 407people (2011)
- 84households
- 44.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhengam

Of every 100 households in Dhengam in 2011, 46 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhengam · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**17%

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 Dhengam?

■ Dhengam · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**979

Working population ****71.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 38.1% for women. 67% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 253 (88%)

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

- Sankarbani417 people
- Birbhanpur416 people
- Matalsol414 people
- Nischintapur411 people
- Pindra398 people
- Shugnibasa397 people
- Uttara395 people
- Kanya Duba389 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhengam?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhengam in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhengam?44.9% (Census 2011)