# Dhanian Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhanian

Dhanian is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 59 households**, the 152nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 257people (2011)
- 59households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanian

Of every 100 households in Dhanian in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanian · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhanian?

■ Dhanian · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**955

Working population ****35.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (28%) · **■** Other work 10 (11%) · **■** Marginal 27 (30%)

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 Keshiary

- Durga Pur267 people
- Haro Pur265 people
- Srirampur264 people
- Pratappur260 people
- Sakal Bani255 people
- Teli Pushkarini250 people
- Kutpura243 people
- Rasikpur234 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanian?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanian in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanian?81.6% (Census 2011)