# Dakshin Raypur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Dakshin Raypur

Dakshin Raypur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,442 people in 1,297 households**, the 17th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 6,442people (2011)
- 1,297households
- 51.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Raypur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Raypur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Raypur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**62%

Tap water ****29%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****34%**

**22%

Television ****24%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Raypur?

■ Dakshin Raypur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**956

Working population ****45.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 44.9% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (6%) · **■** Household industry 373 (13%) · **■** Other work 1,715 (59%) · **■** Marginal 519 (18%)

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

- Majumpur8,158 people
- Dalugram7,846 people
- Bahadurpur7,753 people
- Khaltipur6,881 people
- Selimpur6,315 people
- Kadamtala5,781 people
- Jagadishpur5,581 people
- Krishnapur4,953 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 Raypur?6,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Raypur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Raypur?51.0% (Census 2011)