# Kakihar Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kakihar

Kakihar is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 143 households**, the 93rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 551people (2011)
- 143households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakihar

Of every 100 households in Kakihar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakihar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kakihar?

■ Kakihar · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1423**

**973

Working population ****31.0%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (16%) · **■** Marginal 75 (44%)

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

- Dakshin Benail565 people
- Ukhli559 people
- Shyamdas558 people
- Manchampur557 people
- Mollahar550 people
- Maliari538 people
- Ranthail537 people
- Shyamganj536 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kakihar?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakihar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakihar?76.4% (Census 2011)