# Dakshin Parangarpar Village, Falakata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Parangarpar

Dakshin Parangarpar is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 690 households**, the 49th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 690households
- 77.6%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Parangarpar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Parangarpar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Parangarpar · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**43%

Tap water ****3%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**20%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Parangarpar?

■ Dakshin Parangarpar · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**941

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 73.0% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (25%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 375 (29%) · **■** Marginal 451 (35%)

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 Falakata

- Ghatpar Sarugram3,063 people
- Guabar Nagar2,981 people
- Dalgaon2,975 people
- Bangshidharpur2,907 people
- Bengkandi2,667 people
- Ethelbari Tea Garden2,619 people
- Jhar Beltali2,607 people
- Beltali Bhandani2,409 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Parangarpar?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Parangarpar in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Parangarpar?77.6% (Census 2011)