# Dakshin Dhalkar Village, Alipurduar - II – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Dhalkar

Dakshin Dhalkar is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 428 households**, the 59th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 428households
- 75.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Dhalkar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Dhalkar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Dhalkar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**45%

Tap water ****35%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****43%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhalkar?

■ Dakshin Dhalkar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**939

Working population ****42.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (18%) · **■** Marginal 281 (39%)

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 - II

- Chilurghat1,849 people
- Dakshin Mahakalguri1,787 people
- Baniadabri1,754 people
- Dakshin Majherdabri1,739 people
- Bhasadabri1,645 people
- Dangi1,610 people
- Shrinathpur Tea Garden1,579 people
- Paschim Chikliguri1,534 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Dhalkar?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Dhalkar in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Dhalkar?75.3% (Census 2011)