# Dakshinsol Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshinsol

Dakshinsol is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 72 households**, the 171st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 391people (2011)
- 72households
- 83.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinsol

Of every 100 households in Dakshinsol in 2011, 56 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshinsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**52%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Dakshinsol?

■ Dakshinsol · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**991

Working population ****31.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 75.9% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Salbani

- Jambani398 people
- Banshiroysol397 people
- Hirasol397 people
- Barju395 people
- Singpur391 people
- Uparkamala388 people
- Jamirgot382 people
- Narayanpur379 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinsol?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinsol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinsol?83.1% (Census 2011)