# Dakshin Paitkapara Village, Alipurduar - I – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Paitkapara

Dakshin Paitkapara is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,183 people in 723 households**, the 25th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,183people (2011)
- 723households
- 62.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Paitkapara

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Paitkapara in 2011, 9 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Paitkapara · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**74%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paitkapara?

■ Dakshin Paitkapara · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**963

Working population ****42.3%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (29%) · **■** Household industry 55 (4%) · **■** Other work 194 (14%) · **■** Marginal 354 (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 Alipurduar - I

- Banchukamari3,724 people
- Chapatali3,649 people
- Jogendranagar3,378 people
- Pachkal Guri3,257 people
- Uttar Paitkapara3,074 people
- Suripara3,025 people
- Foskadanga2,868 people
- Kumarpara2,432 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 Paitkapara?3,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Paitkapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Paitkapara?62.8% (Census 2011)