# Dakshin Murhil, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur – Population

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Murhil

Dakshin Murhil is a village in [Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,848 people in 484 households**, the 36th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 2,848people (2011)
- 484households
- 49.9%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Murhil

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Murhil in 2011, 13 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Murhil · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****17%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**19%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Murhil?

■ Dakshin Murhil · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**943

Working population ****37.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (25%) · **■** Household industry 109 (10%) · **■** Other work 309 (29%) · **■** Marginal 281 (26%)

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

- Altapur3,092 people
- Pandepur3,005 people
- Purba Maheshpur3,003 people
- Keshopur2,862 people
- Rudel2,800 people
- Khowaspur2,799 people
- Kailara2,797 people
- Choprabari2,772 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Murhil?2,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Murhil in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Murhil?49.9% (Census 2011)