# Dakhinbahal Village, Purulia - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Dakhinbahal

Dakhinbahal is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 174 households**, the 61st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 174households
- 74.1%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakhinbahal

Of every 100 households in Dakhinbahal in 2011, 26 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakhinbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dakhinbahal?

■ Dakhinbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**966

Working population ****49.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (24%) · **■** Marginal 324 (59%)

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 Purulia - II

- Nadra1,166 people
- Biralgaria1,158 people
- Biltora1,142 people
- Senera Amra1,135 people
- Dhurahi1,108 people
- Ketika1,092 people
- Batikara1,086 people
- Khudibandh1,084 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakhinbahal?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhinbahal in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhinbahal?74.1% (Census 2011)