# Dhanya Ghar Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhanya Ghar

Dhanya Ghar is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,258 people in 462 households**, the 37th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,258people (2011)
- 462households
- 76.5%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanya Ghar

Of every 100 households in Dhanya Ghar in 2011, 44 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanya Ghar · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dhanya Ghar?

■ Dhanya Ghar · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**940

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 69.8% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (35%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (15%) · **■** Marginal 270 (34%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Karak2,373 people
- Thekuya Chak2,353 people
- Namal2,298 people
- Dihiguma2,263 people
- Guria2,181 people
- Ichhapur2,102 people
- Mirpur2,091 people
- Babalpur2,034 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanya Ghar?2,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanya Ghar in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanya Ghar?76.5% (Census 2011)