# Dakua Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Dakua

Dakua is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 103 households**, the 56th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 508people (2011)
- 103households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,153females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakua

Of every 100 households in Dakua in 2011, 50 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakua · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**28%

Television ****41%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Dakua?

■ Dakua · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1153**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**978

Working population ****44.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 55 (25%) · **■** Marginal 59 (26%)

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 Kharibari

- Salbari538 people
- Antaram536 people
- Singbhita536 people
- Alokjhari529 people
- Jamatulla506 people
- Kungarpur498 people
- Chiku435 people
- Jorpakari431 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakua?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakua in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakua?66.9% (Census 2011)