# Dakshinpithulia Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Dakshinpithulia

Dakshinpithulia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,144 people in 238 households**, the 37th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,144people (2011)
- 238households
- 85.2%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshinpithulia

Of every 100 households in Dakshinpithulia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshinpithulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****78%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Dakshinpithulia?

■ Dakshinpithulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**948

Working population ****33.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 77.9% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (64%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (16%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Contai - III

- Mashagan1,266 people
- Bamunia Jangal1,248 people
- Kamarda1,225 people
- Jashabisha1,158 people
- Hatira1,133 people
- Karalda Nahera Bar1,130 people
- Lauda1,124 people
- Paschim Kamarda1,113 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshinpithulia?1,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinpithulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinpithulia?85.2% (Census 2011)