# Dakol Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Dakol

Dakol is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 62 households**, the 99th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 286people (2011)
- 62households
- 58.6%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakol

Of every 100 households in Dakol in 2011, 21 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakol · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakol?

■ Dakol · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**52.5%

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

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**954

Working population ****28.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 46.8% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (30%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Dhuripara341 people
- Khurial314 people
- Karpurganj313 people
- Jaynagar308 people
- Dumarkola266 people
- Bhelabari201 people
- Uttar Chitholia186 people
- Uttar Ramnagar57 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakol?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakol in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakol?58.6% (Census 2011)