# Dakshin Hanskhali Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Hanskhali

Dakshin Hanskhali is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,771 people in 1,672 households**, the 4th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 7,771people (2011)
- 1,672households
- 65.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Hanskhali

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Hanskhali in 2011, 15 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Hanskhali · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hanskhali?

■ Dakshin Hanskhali · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**65.4%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**970

Working population ****34.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 745 (28%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,284 (48%) · **■** Marginal 410 (15%)

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

- Bagrakot Tea Garden9,971 people
- Rangamati Tea Garden8,607 people
- Damdim Tea Garden8,451 people
- Lishriver Tea Garden6,903 people
- Haihaipathar6,831 people
- Bainguri Tea Garden6,742 people
- Jhar Matiali6,493 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Hanskhali?7,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Hanskhali in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Hanskhali?65.3% (Census 2011)