# Dakshindihi Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Dakshindihi

Dakshindihi is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 458 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 2,046people (2011)
- 458households
- 53.7%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshindihi

Of every 100 households in Dakshindihi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshindihi · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**62%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**57%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dakshindihi?

■ Dakshindihi · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**954

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 47.5% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 136 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (51%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 60 (9%) · **■** Marginal 111 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ketugram - II

- Balutia2,290 people
- Purulia2,259 people
- Gurpara2,144 people
- Ambalgram2,119 people
- Sankhai1,985 people
- Maliha1,868 people
- Khenaibanda1,850 people
- Shiruli1,813 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshindihi?2,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshindihi in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshindihi?53.7% (Census 2011)