# Dakshin Baguan, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Town · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Dakshin Baguan

Dakshin Baguan is a town in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,180 people** in 949 households. Literacy was 90.9%.

- 5,180people (2011)
- 949households
- 90.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dakshin Baguan

■ Dakshin Baguan · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**958

Working population ****27.2%**

**32.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Baguan

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Baguan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshin Baguan · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**13%

Tap water ****17%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**60%

Use banking services ****15%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 people in Dakshin Baguan work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 705 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 697 (49%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Baguan?5,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Baguan in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal