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Dhanikhari Population - South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Dhanikhari is a medium size village located in Ferrargunj Tehsil of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands with total 182 families residing. The Dhanikhari village has population of 714 of which 375 are males while 339 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhanikhari village population of children with age 0-6 is 59 which makes up 8.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhanikhari village is 904 which is higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands state average of 876. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhanikhari as per census is 639, lower than Andaman and Nicobar Islands average of 968.

Dhanikhari village has higher literacy rate compared to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhanikhari village was 88.85 % compared to 86.63 % of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Dhanikhari Male literacy stands at 90.56 % while female literacy rate was 87.03 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhanikhari 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 Dhanikhari village.

Dhanikhari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 182 - -
Population 714 375 339
Child (0-6) 59 36 23
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 88.85 % 90.56 % 87.03 %
Total Workers 269 216 53
Main Worker 223 - -
Marginal Worker 46 40 6

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.42 % of total population in Dhanikhari village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dhanikhari village of South Andaman.

Work Profile

In Dhanikhari village out of total population, 269 were engaged in work activities. 82.90 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.10 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 269 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.