# Dakshinjoli Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshinjoli

Dakshinjoli is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 33 households**, the 196th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 132people (2011)
- 33households
- 77.7%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinjoli

Of every 100 households in Dakshinjoli in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshinjoli · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****0%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dakshinjoli?

■ Dakshinjoli · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**971

Working population ****55.3%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 71 (97%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 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 Kharagpur - I

- Baghakoli159 people
- Shirsi156 people
- Gerebar152 people
- Keundisol148 people
- Shyamraypur132 people
- Latibpur131 people
- Telenga117 people
- Amlachati116 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinjoli?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinjoli in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinjoli?77.7% (Census 2011)