# Dhenkshila Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Dhenkshila

Dhenkshila is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 168 households**, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 788people (2011)
- 168households
- 78.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhenkshila

Of every 100 households in Dhenkshila in 2011, 33 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhenkshila · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**67%

Use banking services ****51%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Dhenkshila?

■ Dhenkshila · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**973

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.8% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (20%) · **■** Marginal 226 (77%)

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 Santuri

- Goalberya864 people
- Mejharadi860 people
- Lediam824 people
- Kherad795 people
- Rambhatdi777 people
- Benrya713 people
- Sashpur695 people
- Anthumajhirdi686 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhenkshila?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhenkshila in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhenkshila?78.1% (Census 2011)