# Dakshinshol Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshinshol

Dakshinshol is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 107 households**, the 85th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 485people (2011)
- 107households
- 78.0%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinshol

Of every 100 households in Dakshinshol in 2011, 61 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshinshol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****97%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****36%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dakshinshol?

■ Dakshinshol · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**998

Working population ****46.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 66.8% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (12%) · **■** Marginal 180 (80%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Barapara562 people
- Chandmura546 people
- Gujrat527 people
- Narayanpur506 people
- Dhansala476 people
- Dotal464 people
- Tanichua456 people
- Bura Mara451 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinshol?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinshol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinshol?78.0% (Census 2011)