# Dakshin Betauna Village, Karandighi – Population & Literacy

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Betauna

Dakshin Betauna is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,730 people in 718 households**, the 22nd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 3,730people (2011)
- 718households
- 52.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Betauna

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Betauna in 2011, 19 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Betauna · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**19%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Betauna?

■ Dakshin Betauna · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**943

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 42.0% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 297 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (29%) · **■** Household industry 94 (7%) · **■** Other work 150 (11%) · **■** Marginal 398 (30%)

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 Karandighi

- Rautara4,260 people
- Machhali3,810 people
- Dighalgaon3,780 people
- Palsa3,769 people
- Burihan3,670 people
- Nakol3,669 people
- Bhikhanpur3,568 people
- Pargaon3,523 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Betauna?3,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Betauna in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Betauna?52.6% (Census 2011)