# Dakshin Benail Village, Harirampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Benail

Dakshin Benail is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 136 households**, the 89th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 565people (2011)
- 136households
- 42.2%literacy
- 1,124females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Benail

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Benail in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Benail · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Benail?

■ Dakshin Benail · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**973

Working population ****56.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.0% for men and 38.8% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (68%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 47 (15%)

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 Harirampur

- Parmahasu581 people
- Etbarpur577 people
- Gandhnai572 people
- Godal570 people
- Ukhli559 people
- Shyamdas558 people
- Manchampur557 people
- Kakihar551 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Benail?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Benail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Benail?42.2% (Census 2011)