# Dhenkua Village, Sutahata, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sutahata, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhenkua

Dhenkua is a village in Sutahata sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,414 people in 721 households**, the 6th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 3,414people (2011)
- 721households
- 91.4%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhenkua

Of every 100 households in Dhenkua in 2011, 47 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhenkua · ■ Sutahata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**20%

Tap water ****21%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****34%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Dhenkua?

■ Dhenkua · ■ Sutahata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**974

Working population ****28.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.6% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 308 (32%) · **■** Marginal 627 (65%)

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 Sutahata

- Krishna Nagar3,930 people
- Guaberia3,896 people
- Gobindapur3,712 people
- Jaynagar3,610 people
- Baneswar Chak3,293 people
- Chaitanyapur3,169 people
- Erekhali3,074 people
- Begunbere2,849 people

[All 80 villages in Sutahata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sutahata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhenkua?3,414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhenkua in?Purba Medinipur district (Sutahata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhenkua?91.4% (Census 2011)