# Dakshin Kathalia Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dakshin Kathalia

Dakshin Kathalia is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 185 households**, the 71st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 942people (2011)
- 185households
- 62.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Kathalia

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Kathalia in 2011, 33 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Kathalia · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****55%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kathalia?

■ Dakshin Kathalia · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**962

Working population ****25.8%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (21%) · **■** Other work 50 (21%) · **■** Marginal 118 (49%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Karaidandga1,145 people
- Santra1,107 people
- Phulbari Bamunia1,090 people
- Sundia994 people
- Chandipur910 people
- Gokulpur852 people
- Bagbari754 people
- Harispur752 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Kathalia?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Kathalia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Kathalia?62.9% (Census 2011)