# Dakshin Kathulia, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Kathulia

Dakshin Kathulia is a village in [Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,185 people in 700 households**, the 58th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,185people (2011)
- 700households
- 67.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Kathulia

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Kathulia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Kathulia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kathulia?

■ Dakshin Kathulia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**962

Working population ****46.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 58.8% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 335 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (22%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 170 (12%) · **■** Marginal 589 (40%)

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

- Uttar Gosairhat3,230 people
- Bhatiapara3,224 people
- Uttar Altagram3,213 people
- Totopara Tea Garden3,208 people
- Chamtimukhi3,155 people
- Char Charabari3,154 people
- Kathapara3,111 people
- Uttar Kathulia3,064 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Kathulia?3,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Kathulia in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Kathulia?67.1% (Census 2011)