# Dakshin Kasim Nagar Village, Mahisadal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Dakshin Kasim Nagar

Dakshin Kasim Nagar is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 219 households**, the 59th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 219households
- 87.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Kasim Nagar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Kasim Nagar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshin Kasim Nagar · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakshin Kasim Nagar?

■ Dakshin Kasim Nagar · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**948

Working population ****30.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 83.6% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 76 (24%) · **■** Marginal 219 (68%)

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 Mahisadal

- Ghasipur1,169 people
- Sar Berya1,163 people
- Goyal Berya1,150 people
- Pahlanpur1,096 people
- Raj Chak1,000 people
- Baksi Chak993 people
- Basudebpur955 people
- Bagda914 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Kasim Nagar?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Kasim Nagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Kasim Nagar?87.9% (Census 2011)