# Dakshin Khhanpur Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Khhanpur

Dakshin Khhanpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 371 households**, the 37th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,488people (2011)
- 371households
- 77.4%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Khhanpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Khhanpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Khhanpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Khhanpur?

■ Dakshin Khhanpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**965

Working population ****41.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (54%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (25%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Balurghat

- Mangalpur1,584 people
- Mahinagar1,523 people
- Sobrasyampur1,495 people
- Radhanagar1,492 people
- Bhushila1,449 people
- Ajodhya1,426 people
- Dasul1,397 people
- Kuaran1,381 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Khhanpur?1,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Khhanpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Khhanpur?77.4% (Census 2011)