# Dakshin Siur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Dakshin Siur

Dakshin Siur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 65 households**, the 168th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 318people (2011)
- 65households
- 63.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Siur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Siur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Siur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dakshin Siur?

■ Dakshin Siur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**961

Working population ****52.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 44.7% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 151 (90%)

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 Sainthia

- Byaspur346 people
- Paikpara344 people
- Khorad343 people
- Mahulara329 people
- Beran314 people
- Shimulia311 people
- Chak Dhara305 people
- Mahishadahari301 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Siur?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Siur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Siur?63.4% (Census 2011)