# Dakshin Belar Village, Keshiary – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Belar

Dakshin Belar is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 85 households**, the 110th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 403people (2011)
- 85households
- 65.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Belar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Belar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Belar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**24%

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 Belar?

■ Dakshin Belar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**955

Working population ****51.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Keshiary

- Desenda441 people
- Saharia437 people
- Rangidas418 people
- Gopalpur411 people
- Dana Pur403 people
- Sukdubi403 people
- Kuliar394 people
- Alash388 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Belar?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Belar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Belar?65.7% (Census 2011)