# Dakshin Goalpara Village, Raiganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Dakshin Goalpara

Dakshin Goalpara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,648 people in 1,243 households**, the 8th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,648people (2011)
- 1,243households
- 73.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Goalpara

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Goalpara in 2011, 53 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshin Goalpara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**24%

Television ****36%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Goalpara?

■ Dakshin Goalpara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**62.8%

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

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**939

Working population ****33.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 68.2% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (16%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,164 (62%) · **■** Marginal 183 (10%)

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 Raiganj

- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Sitgram6,167 people
- Adiar5,834 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people
- Bhomra5,539 people
- Chhota Parua5,258 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Goalpara?5,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Goalpara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Goalpara?73.9% (Census 2011)