# Dakshin Gosairhat Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Gosairhat

Dakshin Gosairhat is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,394 people in 989 households**, the 34th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,394people (2011)
- 989households
- 76.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Gosairhat

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Gosairhat in 2011, 13 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Gosairhat · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

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 Gosairhat?

■ Dakshin Gosairhat · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**962

Working population ****39.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (43%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (10%) · **■** Marginal 396 (23%)

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 Dhupguri

- Ambari Tea Garden4,800 people
- Jurapani4,522 people
- Riabari Tea Garden4,448 people
- Kazipara4,442 people
- Kalirhat4,280 people
- Red Bank Tea Garden4,114 people
- Diana Tea Garden4,097 people
- Uttar Khuttimari4,044 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Gosairhat?4,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Gosairhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Gosairhat?76.5% (Census 2011)