# Dakshin Saripakuri, Mal, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Saripakuri

Dakshin Saripakuri 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 **2,679 people in 594 households**, the 43rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,679people (2011)
- 594households
- 74.1%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Saripakuri

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Saripakuri in 2011, 17 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Saripakuri · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**37%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saripakuri?

■ Dakshin Saripakuri · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**970

Working population ****39.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 65.5% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 246 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (10%) · **■** Marginal 307 (29%)

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

- Nipuchhapur Tea Garden2,999 people
- Dakshin Majhgram2,982 people
- Sisubari Tea Garden2,932 people
- Chak Maulani2,776 people
- Nipuchhapur2,521 people
- Basusuba2,515 people
- Paschim Dolaigaon2,480 people
- Adabari2,478 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Saripakuri?2,679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Saripakuri in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Saripakuri?74.1% (Census 2011)