# Dakshin Khojagaon Village, Islampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Khojagaon

Dakshin Khojagaon is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 75 households**, the 95th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 457people (2011)
- 75households
- 63.1%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Khojagaon

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Khojagaon in 2011, 58 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Khojagaon · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****31%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

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 Khojagaon?

■ Dakshin Khojagaon · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**967

Working population ****31.3%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 60.5% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (16%) · **■** Other work 51 (36%) · **■** Marginal 50 (35%)

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 Islampur

- Uttar Tuthipakar527 people
- Bhagmahima515 people
- Daulatpur511 people
- Gangamaila460 people
- Kadigaon309 people
- Samsergaon309 people
- Kurhila307 people
- Garnabari224 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Khojagaon?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Khojagaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Khojagaon?63.1% (Census 2011)