# Dakshin Bhuskadanga Village, Maynaguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Dakshin Bhuskadanga

Dakshin Bhuskadanga is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,771 people in 637 households**, the 50th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,771people (2011)
- 637households
- 81.6%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Bhuskadanga

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Bhuskadanga in 2011, 8 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Bhuskadanga · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**67%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**22%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bhuskadanga?

■ Dakshin Bhuskadanga · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**940

Working population ****41.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (30%) · **■** Other work 182 (16%) · **■** Marginal 295 (26%)

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 Maynaguri

- Chapgar2,804 people
- Purbba Baragharia2,795 people
- Madhya Khagrabari2,786 people
- Ratherhat2,786 people
- Chengmari2,713 people
- Banglajhar2,700 people
- Dhaolaguri2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Bhuskadanga?2,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Bhuskadanga in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Bhuskadanga?81.6% (Census 2011)