Dhanjana Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhanjana is a village situated in Chanchal - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 737 families residing in the village Dhanjana. The total population of Dhanjana is 3,013 out of which 1,545 are males and 1,468 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanjana is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanjana village is 453 which is 15% of the total population. There are 217 male children and 236 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanjana is 1,088 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Dhanjana village.

Population
3,013
Families
737
Literacy
60.82%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanjana is 60.8%. Thus Dhanjana village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 65.89% and the female literacy rate is 55.36% in Dhanjana village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhanjana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dhanjana Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhanjana village.

Total Male Female
Children 453 217 236
Literacy 60.82% 65.89% 55.36%
Scheduled Caste 247 132 115
Scheduled Tribe 9 5 4
Illiterate 1,456 670 786

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Dhanjana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhanjana village out of total population, 1,097 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,097 workers engaged in Main Work, 263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 520 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 869 792 77
Cultivators 263 228 35
Agriculture Labourer 520 493 27
Other Workers 86 71 15
Marginal Workers 228 123 105
Non Working 1,916 630 1,286

Nearby Villages to Dhanjana,

Below are the list of villages near Dhanjana village in Chanchal - I.

Village Population
Sankola 358
Harian 1,174
Rayghata 237
Daibhata 1,184
Gauripur 438
Ratot 964
Nayanpur 676
Ashwinpur 2,345
Ramdebpur 1,136
Khadiarpur 1,890

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