# Dhabani, Bundwan, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Dhabani

Dhabani is a village in [Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 279 households**, the 18th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,275people (2011)
- 279households
- 59.6%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhabani

Of every 100 households in Dhabani in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhabani · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhabani?

■ Dhabani · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**957

Working population ****54.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 42.9% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (19%) · **■** Marginal 455 (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 Bundwan

- Mangal1,400 people
- Udalbani1,365 people
- Roladi1,332 people
- Bhalu1,307 people
- Rithugora1,208 people
- Chandra1,193 people
- Bhamragora1,168 people
- Baratalpat1,152 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Other places named Dhabani

- Dhabani · Village, Hura, Puruliya · 3,035 people
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- Dhabani · Village, Onda, Bankura · 2,129 people
- Dhabani · Village, Barjora, Bankura · 1,277 people
- Dhabani · Village, Manbazar - II, Puruliya · 1,203 people
- Dhabani · Village, Anandapur, Kendujhar · 1,130 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhabani?1,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhabani in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhabani?59.6% (Census 2011)