# Dakshin Sol Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Sol

Dakshin Sol is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 119 households**, the 62nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 558people (2011)
- 119households
- 62.5%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Sol

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Sol in 2011, 80 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Sol · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**37%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakshin Sol?

■ Dakshin Sol · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**953

Working population ****41.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 52.7% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 165 (71%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Sukamara Sol575 people
- Jhatiara566 people
- Jan Ghati565 people
- Manich Baria563 people
- Raikanda556 people
- Karnibura Kharrapara550 people
- Topgaria550 people
- Bhat Bhanga549 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Sol?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Sol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Sol?62.5% (Census 2011)