# Dhanghari Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhanghari

Dhanghari is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 203 households**, the 18th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 864people (2011)
- 203households
- 69.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanghari

Of every 100 households in Dhanghari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanghari · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**76%

Tap water ****52%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**51%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Dhanghari?

■ Dhanghari · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**973

Working population ****47.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (38%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 194 (47%)

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 Sankrail

- Bakra1,040 people
- Kukrakhupi963 people
- Nischinta932 people
- Katnimaro903 people
- Patharkati864 people
- Dhopasol861 people
- Noagaon855 people
- Jakua853 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanghari?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanghari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanghari?69.1% (Census 2011)