Dhankar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Dhankar is a village situated in Potashpur - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 626 families residing in the village Dhankar. The total population of Dhankar is 2,667 out of which 1,369 are males and 1,298 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhankar is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhankar village is 274 which is 10% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 146 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhankar is 1,141 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Dhankar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhankar is 89.3%. Thus Dhankar village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.8% and the female literacy rate is 84.55% in Dhankar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhankar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dhankar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhankar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 274 | 128 | 146 |
| Literacy | 89.34% | 93.8% | 84.55% |
| Scheduled Caste | 57 | 29 | 28 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 529 | 205 | 324 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhankar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dhankar village out of total population, 1,384 were engaged in work activities. 43.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,384 workers engaged in Main Work, 365 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 105 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 601 | 530 | 71 |
| Cultivators | 365 | 343 | 22 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 105 | 96 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 120 | 88 | 32 |
| Marginal Workers | 783 | 366 | 417 |
| Non Working | 1,283 | 473 | 810 |
Nearby Villages to Dhankar,
Below are the list of villages near Dhankar village in Potashpur - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sarbhum | 120 |
| Gopalband | 506 |
| Machhranka Nankar | 637 |
| Naki Basan | 991 |
| Palpara | 7,007 |
| Barahat | 2,781 |
| Ram Basan | 633 |
| Uttar Rayband | 641 |
| Barui Pur | 2,618 |
| Sahdatpur | 610 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhankar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia