# Dhanalia Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dhanalia

Dhanalia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 253 households**, the 90th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 253households
- 37.4%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanalia

Of every 100 households in Dhanalia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**17%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhanalia?

■ Dhanalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.4%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**958

Working population ****31.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 30.5% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (63%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%)

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

- Chauria1,276 people
- Goharran1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 people
- Suhiasani1,236 people
- Sahaspur1,205 people
- Kaili1,204 people
- Madhu Sikar1,194 people
- Kaliara1,192 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 Dhanalia?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanalia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanalia?37.4% (Census 2011)