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Dhanya Kherur Population - Barddhaman, West Bengal

Dhanya Kherur is a medium size village located in Manteswar Block of Barddhaman district, West Bengal with total 307 families residing. The Dhanya Kherur village has population of 1297 of which 643 are males while 654 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhanya Kherur village population of children with age 0-6 is 150 which makes up 11.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhanya Kherur village is 1017 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhanya Kherur as per census is 829, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Dhanya Kherur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhanya Kherur village was 68.18 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Dhanya Kherur Male literacy stands at 73.62 % while female literacy rate was 62.97 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhanya Kherur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dhanya Kherur village.

Dhanya Kherur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 307 - -
Population 1,297 643 654
Child (0-6) 150 82 68
Schedule Caste 705 347 358
Schedule Tribe 53 28 25
Literacy 68.18 % 73.62 % 62.97 %
Total Workers 608 427 181
Main Worker 394 - -
Marginal Worker 214 65 149

Caste Factor

In Dhanya Kherur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.36 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.09 % of total population in Dhanya Kherur village.

Work Profile

In Dhanya Kherur village out of total population, 608 were engaged in work activities. 64.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 608 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 159 were Agricultural labourer.