# Dhakania Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhakania

Dhakania is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 39 households**, the 165th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 218people (2011)
- 39households
- 46.8%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakania

Of every 100 households in Dhakania in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhakania · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**17%

Television ****38%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dhakania?

■ Dhakania · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**958

Working population ****24.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 41.4% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 47 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (13%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Baldoria344 people
- Sangsal325 people
- Chanpur299 people
- Habipur281 people
- Khoksa187 people
- Satsoli163 people
- Pothiar105 people
- Lohakrnchi102 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakania?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakania in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakania?46.8% (Census 2011)