Dalkhola is a Municipality city in district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Dalkhola city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Dalkhola Municipality has population of 36,930 of which 19,230 are males while 17,700 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5592 which is 15.14 % of total population of Dalkhola (M). In Dalkhola Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 920 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Dalkhola is around 957 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Dalkhola city is 67.67 % lower than state average of 76.26 %. In Dalkhola, Male literacy is around 73.49 % while female literacy rate is 61.31 %.
Dalkhola Municipality has total administration over 6,861 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Dalkhola 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Dalkhola Municipality in 2024 is approximately
51,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Dalkhola city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Dalkhola city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Dalkhola town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Dalkhola Caste Factor
Dalkhola (M) of Uttar Dinajpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.78 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.96 % of total population in Dalkhola (M).
Dalkhola Work Profile
Out of total population, 11,229 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 9,510 were males while 1,719 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 11229 working population, 82.71 % were engaged in Main Work while 17.29 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.