# Dakshin Makhanpokhar Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Makhanpokhar

Dakshin Makhanpokhar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,052 people in 696 households**, the 14th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 4,052people (2011)
- 696households
- 28.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Makhanpokhar

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Makhanpokhar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Makhanpokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**31%

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 Dakshin Makhanpokhar?

■ Dakshin Makhanpokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**958

Working population ****24.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.4% for men and 22.8% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 252 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (38%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 265 (27%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Godasamal4,428 people
- Amalbari4,140 people
- Manora4,117 people
- Belan4,054 people
- Goalgaon3,710 people
- Konal3,686 people
- Prraul3,415 people
- Maliga0N3,322 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Makhanpokhar?4,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Makhanpokhar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Makhanpokhar?28.2% (Census 2011)