# Dakshin Baharat Village, Keshpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Baharat

Dakshin Baharat is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 123 households**, the 215th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 543people (2011)
- 123households
- 91.2%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Baharat

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Baharat in 2011, 85 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Baharat · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baharat?

■ Dakshin Baharat · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**960

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 85.0% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 37 (20%)

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 Keshpur

- Sadhak Chak551 people
- Kadam Tapuria548 people
- Chatla545 people
- Mangal Sanda545 people
- Tukunia Kundu542 people
- Dhakkata536 people
- Purbba Thaur535 people
- Gopinathpur534 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Baharat?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Baharat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Baharat?91.2% (Census 2011)