# Dharenda Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dharenda

Dharenda is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 239 households**, the 50th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 983people (2011)
- 239households
- 85.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharenda

Of every 100 households in Dharenda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharenda · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**58%

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

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Dharenda?

■ Dharenda · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**971

Working population ****35.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.9% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (12%) · **■** Other work 152 (43%) · **■** Marginal 92 (26%)

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

- Charkabani1,000 people
- Geryasholi995 people
- Leluakala994 people
- Kashijora984 people
- Balia980 people
- Kelya Pratappur Urf Kalia965 people
- Joygopalpur922 people
- Sola Dahar921 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 Dharenda?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharenda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharenda?85.4% (Census 2011)