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

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhekrar

Dhekrar is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 83 households**, the 116th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 386people (2011)
- 83households
- 55.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhekrar

Of every 100 households in Dhekrar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekrar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**24%

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 Dhekrar?

■ Dhekrar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**955

Working population ****60.9%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 41.9% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 72 (31%)

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

- Sukdubi403 people
- Kuliar394 people
- Alash388 people
- Babuigerya388 people
- Behara Shai385 people
- Mat Nagar384 people
- Khokra382 people
- Durga Pur368 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhekrar?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekrar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekrar?55.5% (Census 2011)