Village · Haldibari, Koch Bihar
# Dakshin Mekliganj

Dakshin Mekliganj is a village in Haldibari sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,491 people in 337 households, the 16th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 1,491 people (2011)
- 337 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 957 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Mekliganj

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Mekliganj in 2011, 14 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshin Mekliganj · ■ Haldibari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 14%
- Toilet within the home 13% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 72%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 77%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 10% 32%
- Television 14% 10%
- Mobile phone 26% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 41%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dakshin Mekliganj?

■ Dakshin Mekliganj · ■ Haldibari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 629 961
- Working population 30.4% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 58.1% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 298 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (21%) · ■ Other work 22 (5%) · ■ Marginal 40 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Haldibari
- Jangalbas 1,934 people
- Purbba Jangalbas 1,760 people
- Dakshin Bajejama Khasbas 1,649 people
- Samilabash 1,601 people
- Dakshin Basarajbala 1,410 people
- Purbba Samilabas 1,313 people
- Mekhliganj 1,242 people
- Daribas 912 people

All 62 villages in Haldibari

## Other places named Dakshin Mekliganj
- Dakshin Mekliganj · Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar · 627 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dakshin Mekliganj? 1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Mekliganj in? Koch Bihar district (Haldibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Mekliganj? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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