# Dakshin Chengmari, Mal, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Chengmari

Dakshin Chengmari is a village in [Mal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 476 households**, the 60th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,974people (2011)
- 476households
- 76.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Chengmari

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Chengmari in 2011, 7 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Chengmari · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**36%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**37%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**62%

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 Chengmari?

■ Dakshin Chengmari · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**970

Working population ****53.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 414 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 264 (25%)

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 Mal

- Chapadanga2,299 people
- Manabari Tea Garden2,147 people
- Chengmarihat2,008 people
- Bidurerdanga2,004 people
- Dalingkote Tea Garden1,935 people
- Purba Damdim1,930 people
- Apalchand Forest1,928 people
- Paschim Sangapara1,797 people

[All 103 villages in Mal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/villages/)

## Other places named Dakshin Chengmari

- Dakshin Chengmari · Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri · 3,779 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Chengmari?1,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Chengmari in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Chengmari?76.1% (Census 2011)