Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur
# Dakshin Chak

Dakshin Chak is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,245 people in 790 households, the 15th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.
- 3,245 people (2011)
- 790 households
- 87.5% literacy
- 980 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Chak

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Chak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Chak · ■ Haldia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 51%
- Toilet within the home 97% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 12%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 92%
- Use banking services 37% 42%
- Television 18% 22%
- Mobile phone 33% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 35% 20%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dakshin Chak?

■ Dakshin Chak · ■ Haldia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.5% 86.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 924
- Working population 34.5% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 268 (24%) · ■ Household industry 33 (3%) · ■ Other work 325 (29%) · ■ Marginal 429 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Haldia
- Kashthakhali 4,171 people
- Deulpota 4,160 people
- Kismat Sibramnagar 4,150 people
- Basan Chak 3,325 people
- Chaul Khola 3,241 people
- Barsundra 3,187 people
- Agunmari Char 3,110 people
- Chaklalpur 2,834 people

All 24 villages in Haldia

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dakshin Chak? 3,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Chak in? Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Chak? 87.5% (Census 2011)

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