# Dhara Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhara

Dhara is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,231 people in 1,023 households**, the 6th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,231people (2011)
- 1,023households
- 77.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhara

Of every 100 households in Dhara in 2011, 44 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhara · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**37%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dhara?

■ Dhara · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**962

Working population ****33.6%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 73.4% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 513 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (16%) · **■** Household industry 106 (6%) · **■** Other work 515 (29%) · **■** Marginal 351 (20%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Narayanpur9,107 people
- Dari Madhabpur6,556 people
- Chak Barali5,978 people
- Bodra5,324 people
- Erenda5,097 people
- Ghatak Pukur5,048 people
- Satbaria5,019 people
- Chandaneswar4,980 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhara?5,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhara?77.8% (Census 2011)