# Dandua Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Dandua

Dandua is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,544 people in 271 households**, the 21st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,544people (2011)
- 271households
- 66.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dandua

Of every 100 households in Dandua in 2011, 25 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dandua · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****9%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**71%

Use banking services ****28%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dandua?

■ Dandua · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**953

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 252 (55%) · **■** Marginal 177 (38%)

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 - II

- Kolyagara1,844 people
- Ruknibera1,663 people
- Belkura1,622 people
- Erendi1,608 people
- Sagarka1,506 people
- Alladih1,482 people
- Tulsibari1,476 people
- Poradih1,463 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dandua?1,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandua in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dandua?66.6% (Census 2011)