# Dakshin Lakshmipur, Kaliachak - I, Maldah – Population

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Dakshin Lakshmipur

Dakshin Lakshmipur is a village in [Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/) sub-district of [Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **12,732 people in 2,500 households**, the 3rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 12,732people (2011)
- 2,500households
- 62.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Lakshmipur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Lakshmipur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Lakshmipur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**78%

Use banking services ****19%**

**22%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**39%

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 Dakshin Lakshmipur?

■ Dakshin Lakshmipur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**956

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (4%) · **■** Household industry 575 (10%) · **■** Other work 2,737 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,927 (35%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Sultanganj21,149 people
- Serpur12,838 people
- Maheshpur12,250 people
- Bakharpur12,148 people
- Uttar Dariapur11,813 people
- Azimpur11,548 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Lakshmipur?12,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Lakshmipur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Lakshmipur?62.3% (Census 2011)