# Dakshin Jitpur Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Dakshin Jitpur

Dakshin Jitpur is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 435 households**, the 59th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,688people (2011)
- 435households
- 85.9%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Jitpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Jitpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Jitpur · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**66%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**22%

Television ****38%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Jitpur?

■ Dakshin Jitpur · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**962

Working population ****38.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 83.0% for women. 66% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 329 (51%) · **■** Other work 208 (32%) · **■** Marginal 83 (13%)

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 Domkal

- Malatipur2,069 people
- Mamudpur2,039 people
- Batkamari1,810 people
- Kalabaria1,697 people
- Sripatipur1,680 people
- Piroj Pur1,649 people
- Mahabub Nagar1,617 people
- Masimpur1,571 people

[All 87 villages in Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Jitpur?1,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Jitpur in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Jitpur?85.9% (Census 2011)