# Dakshin Parokata Village, Alipurduar - II – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Parokata

Dakshin Parokata is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,457 people in 1,091 households**, the 9th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 4,457people (2011)
- 1,091households
- 74.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Parokata

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Parokata in 2011, 18 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Parokata · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**45%

Tap water ****15%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**72%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parokata?

■ Dakshin Parokata · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**939

Working population ****47.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 705 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 351 (17%) · **■** Marginal 709 (33%)

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

- Purba Chikliguri4,999 people
- Dakshin Panialguri4,677 people
- Chandijhar4,615 people
- Paschim Barachouki4,566 people
- Tatpara4,409 people
- Kumarijan4,164 people
- Jashodanga4,068 people
- Chaprarpar4,018 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 Parokata?4,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Parokata in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Parokata?74.6% (Census 2011)