# Dikul Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dikul

Dikul is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 189 households**, the 101st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 770people (2011)
- 189households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dikul

Of every 100 households in Dikul in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dikul · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**18%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dikul?

■ Dikul · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**955

Working population ****29.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 154 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (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 Kushmundi

- Mandahar813 people
- Sahapur804 people
- Mahagram803 people
- Mahabullapur798 people
- Nurulla Kuringarpara768 people
- Dharmadanga751 people
- Jajihat Hadipur747 people
- Chakmaha741 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dikul?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dikul in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dikul?65.5% (Census 2011)