# Dakshin Dhekia Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Dhekia

Dakshin Dhekia is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 208 households**, the 59th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 874people (2011)
- 208households
- 59.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Dhekia

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Dhekia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Dhekia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Dhekia?

■ Dakshin Dhekia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**970

Working population ****41.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 54.4% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (80%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 35 (10%)

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 - II

- Beguna914 people
- Shyamchak910 people
- Manibpur890 people
- Chak Rampal881 people
- Kantagerya866 people
- Haripurkismat859 people
- Munibgar859 people
- Patpacha821 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Dhekia?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Dhekia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Dhekia?59.1% (Census 2011)