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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Dhanara

Dhanara is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 173 households**, the 37th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 984people (2011)
- 173households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanara

Of every 100 households in Dhanara in 2011, 34 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanara · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**71%

Use banking services ****99%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhanara?

■ Dhanara · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**953

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (30%) · **■** Marginal 177 (46%)

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

- Barhakanali1,103 people
- Shwetpalas1,090 people
- Ghutitara1,032 people
- Bagmanmi1,014 people
- Santaldih961 people
- Chitarma939 people
- Chakbad934 people
- Gurudi929 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanara?984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanara in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanara?73.9% (Census 2011)