# Dhaniapara Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhaniapara

Dhaniapara is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 122 households**, the 106th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 505people (2011)
- 122households
- 76.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhaniapara

Of every 100 households in Dhaniapara in 2011, 73 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaniapara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Dhaniapara?

■ Dhaniapara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**971

Working population ****53.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (17%) · **■** Marginal 85 (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 Kharagpur - I

- Chandabila534 people
- Shyameshwarpur524 people
- Makarbinda522 people
- Kankuria516 people
- Tentulia503 people
- Andaria502 people
- Telighana502 people
- Beniasol500 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhaniapara?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaniapara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaniapara?76.8% (Census 2011)