# Dakshin Chakoakheti Village, Alipurduar - I – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Chakoakheti

Dakshin Chakoakheti is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,462 people in 1,489 households**, the 3rd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 6,462people (2011)
- 1,489households
- 74.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Chakoakheti

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Chakoakheti in 2011, 26 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Chakoakheti · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**54%

Tap water ****16%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Chakoakheti?

■ Dakshin Chakoakheti · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**963

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 366 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 615 (24%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 987 (38%) · **■** Marginal 612 (24%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Mathura Tea Garden9,181 people
- Purba Kathalbari6,830 people
- Munshipara6,275 people
- Paschim Khatalbari6,085 people
- Salkumarhat5,952 people
- Ghagra5,765 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Chakoakheti?6,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Chakoakheti in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Chakoakheti?74.5% (Census 2011)