# Dakshin Atharkhai Village, Chopra – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Atharkhai

Dakshin Atharkhai is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 68 households**, the 101st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 342people (2011)
- 68households
- 46.5%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Atharkhai

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Atharkhai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Atharkhai · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Atharkhai?

■ Dakshin Atharkhai · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**953

Working population ****50.6%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 132 (76%) · **■** Marginal 41 (24%)

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 Chopra

- Rahugachh422 people
- Uttar Atharkhai364 people
- Dewanjagir350 people
- Haripokhar346 people
- Dakshin Jaypura334 people
- Hulasugachh311 people
- Chhota Damodarpur307 people
- Dakshin Dangapara300 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Atharkhai?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Atharkhai in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Atharkhai?46.5% (Census 2011)