# Dhanurhat Village, Mandirbazar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mandirbazar, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dhanurhat

Dhanurhat is a village in Mandirbazar sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 192 households**, the 72nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 823people (2011)
- 192households
- 85.9%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanurhat

Of every 100 households in Dhanurhat in 2011, 42 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanurhat · ■ Mandirbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dhanurhat?

■ Dhanurhat · ■ Mandirbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**960

Working population ****39.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (21%) · **■** Marginal 232 (71%)

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 Mandirbazar

- Uttar Shyampur862 people
- Pukuria852 people
- Ramlochanpur847 people
- Shibpur833 people
- Bhabanipur820 people
- Siddheshwarpur820 people
- Bhagabatipur803 people
- Mauraltala Mukundapur802 people

[All 110 villages in Mandirbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mandirbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanurhat?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanurhat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mandirbazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanurhat?85.9% (Census 2011)