# Dhunia Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Dhunia

Dhunia is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 151 households**, the 44th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 868people (2011)
- 151households
- 62.4%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhunia

Of every 100 households in Dhunia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhunia · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**71%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dhunia?

■ Dhunia · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**964

Working population ****39.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 51.8% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (17%) · **■** Marginal 106 (31%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Upar Sankra948 people
- Hurara896 people
- Shyamsundarpur891 people
- Rangametya885 people
- Sija770 people
- Kunardi693 people
- Shimulberia637 people
- Barmasiya635 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhunia?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunia in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunia?62.4% (Census 2011)