# Dakshin Alokjhari Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Dakshin Alokjhari

Dakshin Alokjhari is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,360 people in 575 households**, the 14th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,360people (2011)
- 575households
- 76.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Alokjhari

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Alokjhari in 2011, 25 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshin Alokjhari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**14%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Alokjhari?

■ Dakshin Alokjhari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

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

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**930

Working population ****54.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 69.3% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 481 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (7%) · **■** Marginal 468 (36%)

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 Mekliganj

- Uttar Andaran Kuchlibari2,771 people
- Uttar Kharkharia2,677 people
- Sarhati2,549 people
- Dakshin Bokna Bandha2,539 people
- Jamal Dahahat2,304 people
- Jamaldaha2,242 people
- Dora Dabri2,157 people
- Bajejama Kuchlibari2,073 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Alokjhari?2,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Alokjhari in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Alokjhari?76.1% (Census 2011)