# Dhanpota Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhanpota

Dhanpota is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,326 people in 739 households**, the 22nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 3,326people (2011)
- 739households
- 80.4%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanpota

Of every 100 households in Dhanpota in 2011, 58 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhanpota · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**50%

Tap water ****18%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**34%

Television ****41%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

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 Dhanpota?

■ Dhanpota · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**956

Working population ****38.2%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 69.3% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 170 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (7%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 598 (47%) · **■** Marginal 382 (30%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Beramara3,896 people
- Purba Kamarpukuria3,754 people
- Uttar Mohanpur3,744 people
- Hansuri3,343 people
- Madhabpur3,307 people
- Dihi Narayani3,290 people
- Byaspur2,947 people
- Heria2,698 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanpota?3,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpota in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpota?80.4% (Census 2011)