# Dakshin Kontai Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Kontai

Dakshin Kontai is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 38 households**, the 375th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 172people (2011)
- 38households
- 88.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Kontai

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Kontai in 2011, 51 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshin Kontai · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**61%

Television ****38%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

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 Kontai?

■ Dakshin Kontai · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**942

Working population ****37.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 67% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (15%) · **■** Other work 13 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Narayangarh

- Ela Batitaki177 people
- Panigatia177 people
- Kayem Khan175 people
- Chandan Sarisha173 people
- Chak Rasikmaiti169 people
- Naru Chak155 people
- Kotal Chak151 people
- Dakshin Lohapur150 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Kontai?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Kontai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Kontai?88.8% (Census 2011)