# Dakshin Sekhpur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Dakshin Sekhpur

Dakshin Sekhpur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 101 households**, the 141st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 446people (2011)
- 101households
- 80.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Sekhpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Sekhpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Sekhpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**30%

Tap water ****40%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**42%

Television ****37%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sekhpur?

■ Dakshin Sekhpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****33.9%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 69.9% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 33 (22%) · **■** Marginal 31 (21%)

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 Arambag

- Raghunathpur504 people
- Arakul466 people
- Behala466 people
- Khordalalur Chak448 people
- Par Adra400 people
- Jasapur373 people
- Bamsa Amrel364 people
- Parbbati Chak358 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Sekhpur?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Sekhpur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Sekhpur?80.9% (Census 2011)