Dhanya Khola Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhanya Khola is a village situated in Nandigram - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 477 families residing in the village Dhanya Khola. The total population of Dhanya Khola is 2,441 out of which 1,229 are males and 1,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanya Khola is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanya Khola village is 394 which is 16% of the total population. There are 210 male children and 184 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanya Khola is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Dhanya Khola village.

Population
2,441
Families
477
Literacy
87.79%
Sex Ratio
986

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanya Khola is 87.8%. Thus Dhanya Khola village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.17% and the female literacy rate is 84.44% in Dhanya Khola village.

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

Dhanya Khola Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 394 210 184
Literacy 87.79% 91.17% 84.44%
Scheduled Caste 13 5 8
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 644 300 344

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dhanya Khola village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhanya Khola village out of total population, 788 were engaged in work activities. 48.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 788 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 385 294 91
Cultivators 30 15 15
Agriculture Labourer 30 18 12
Household Industries 27 20 7
Other Workers 298 241 57
Marginal Workers 403 338 65
Non Working 1,653 597 1,056

Nearby Villages to Dhanya Khola,

Below are the list of villages near Dhanya Khola village in Nandigram - I.

Village Population
Samsabad 8,249
Gadai Balbar 3,327
Tara Chand Bar 1,846
Bartalya 2,838
Samsabad Barsar Beria 2,362
Tajpur 1,847
Chilinga 2,505
Haripur 4,400
Gar Chakra Berya 4,274
Manikpur 595

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