# Dakshin Khanda Village, Bharatpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Dakshin Khanda

Dakshin Khanda is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,497 people in 973 households**, the 8th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 4,497people (2011)
- 973households
- 68.0%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Khanda

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Khanda in 2011, 57 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Khanda · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**58%

Tap water ****46%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**48%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**43%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Khanda?

■ Dakshin Khanda · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**970

Working population ****36.6%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 134 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (24%) · **■** Household industry 100 (6%) · **■** Other work 468 (28%) · **■** Marginal 542 (33%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Khanrera8,440 people
- Sarmastapur7,955 people
- Tenya4,786 people
- Punasi4,751 people
- Madhaipur4,277 people
- Salinda3,924 people
- Hamidhati Pilkhandi3,698 people
- Gulutia3,363 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Khanda?4,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Khanda in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Khanda?68.0% (Census 2011)