# Dhakkata Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhakkata

Dhakkata is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 117 households**, the 217th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 536people (2011)
- 117households
- 46.5%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakkata

Of every 100 households in Dhakkata in 2011, 19 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakkata · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**56%

Tap water ****10%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Dhakkata?

■ Dhakkata · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**960

Working population ****30.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 39.1% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (71%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Chatla545 people
- Mangal Sanda545 people
- Dakshin Baharat543 people
- Tukunia Kundu542 people
- Purbba Thaur535 people
- Gopinathpur534 people
- Bagasol531 people
- Deulbar528 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakkata?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakkata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakkata?46.5% (Census 2011)