# Dakshin Kalapunja Village, Pingla – Population & Literacy

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Kalapunja

Dakshin Kalapunja is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 140 households**, the 106th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 564people (2011)
- 140households
- 91.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Kalapunja

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Kalapunja in 2011, 73 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Kalapunja · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**32%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kalapunja?

■ Dakshin Kalapunja · ■ Pingla rural average

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

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**942

Working population ****44.9%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 83.7% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (32%) · **■** Marginal 94 (37%)

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 Pingla

- Kholageria616 people
- Rajma604 people
- Eral Chak600 people
- Nakpura578 people
- Sitarampur557 people
- Brahman Bar548 people
- Gangadaspur546 people
- Paikchak540 people

[All 182 villages in Pingla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/pingla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Kalapunja?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Kalapunja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Kalapunja?91.2% (Census 2011)