# Dhankhola Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhankhola

Dhankhola is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 38 households**, the 122nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 206people (2011)
- 38households
- 44.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhankhola

Of every 100 households in Dhankhola in 2011, 66 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Dhankhola · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**35%

Tap water ****100%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhankhola?

■ Dhankhola · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**954

Working population ****40.8%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 41.6% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (24%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 45 (54%)

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 Baruipur

- Dandapur497 people
- Khanpur405 people
- Auliapur386 people
- Subuddhipur308 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhankhola?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankhola in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankhola?44.8% (Census 2011)