# Dakshinpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Dakshinpara

Dakshinpara is a village in [Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 165 households**, the 41st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 870people (2011)
- 165households
- 57.5%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinpara

Of every 100 households in Dakshinpara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshinpara · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**70%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****42%**

**53%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dakshinpara?

■ Dakshinpara · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**985

Working population ****38.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 53.1% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (34%) · **■** Household industry 29 (9%) · **■** Other work 55 (16%) · **■** Marginal 110 (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 Raghunathganj - I

- Kulri1,125 people
- Prasadpur1,100 people
- Siddhikali989 people
- Paikar963 people
- Pasai779 people
- Baidpur776 people
- Katnai762 people
- Raninagar Dwipchar761 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinpara?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinpara in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinpara?57.5% (Census 2011)