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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Dhanuktor

Dhanuktor is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 208 households**, the 30th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 208households
- 79.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanuktor

Of every 100 households in Dhanuktor in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanuktor · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****97%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**71%

Use banking services ****47%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

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 Dhanuktor?

■ Dhanuktor · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**953

Working population ****44.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 142 (26%) · **■** Marginal 376 (70%)

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

- Lakhiara Alias Joradih1,351 people
- Nanduka1,278 people
- Hadla1,269 people
- Uka1,262 people
- Lalpur1,225 people
- Kulisara1,216 people
- Barhakanali1,103 people
- Shwetpalas1,090 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanuktor?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanuktor in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanuktor?79.5% (Census 2011)