# Dakshin Shukmajhi Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dakshin Shukmajhi

Dakshin Shukmajhi is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 102 households**, the 127th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 401people (2011)
- 102households
- 90.2%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Shukmajhi

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Shukmajhi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Shukmajhi · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

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 Dakshin Shukmajhi?

■ Dakshin Shukmajhi · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****344**

**949

Working population ****58.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 99 (42%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Bagdiband421 people
- Dhangharibar418 people
- Kunja Para403 people
- Bisha Dangar401 people
- Kharinet394 people
- Fakir Chak390 people
- Mirchak383 people
- Gazipur364 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Shukmajhi?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Shukmajhi in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Shukmajhi?90.2% (Census 2011)