# Dakshinkul Village, Haripal, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haripal, Hugli 

# Dakshinkul

Dakshinkul is a village in Haripal sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,680 people in 370 households**, the 58th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 1,680people (2011)
- 370households
- 82.2%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinkul

Of every 100 households in Dakshinkul in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshinkul · ■ Haripal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**39%

Tap water ****38%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**80%

Use banking services ****76%**

**55%

Television ****55%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Dakshinkul?

■ Dakshinkul · ■ Haripal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**983

Working population ****38.5%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 66% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (61%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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 Haripal

- Sipai Gachhi1,729 people
- Kanakpur1,697 people
- Gaja1,688 people
- Biprapur1,680 people
- Radha Krisnapur1,637 people
- Chandi Nagar1,601 people
- Satghari1,601 people
- Krishnapur1,592 people

[All 153 villages in Haripal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/haripal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinkul?1,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinkul in?Hugli district (Haripal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinkul?82.2% (Census 2011)