# Dakshin Sahar Village, Bhagawangola - II – Population

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Dakshin Sahar

Dakshin Sahar is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,849 people in 1,941 households**, the 3rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 7,849people (2011)
- 1,941households
- 66.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Sahar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Sahar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Sahar · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**35%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Sahar?

■ Dakshin Sahar · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**968

Working population ****30.6%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 65.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 291 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,476 (61%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 326 (14%) · **■** Marginal 294 (12%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Nasipur25,644 people
- Khamar Diar8,385 people
- Kolan Radhakantapur6,435 people
- Khagjana6,232 people
- Pukhuria5,904 people
- Bhandara5,747 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Sahar?7,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Sahar in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Sahar?66.9% (Census 2011)