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Dakshin Dhekia Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Dakshin Dhekia is a medium size village located in Kharagpur - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 208 families residing. The Dakshin Dhekia village has population of 874 of which 441 are males while 433 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dakshin Dhekia village population of children with age 0-6 is 128 which makes up 14.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dakshin Dhekia village is 982 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Dakshin Dhekia as per census is 939, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Dakshin Dhekia village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Dakshin Dhekia village was 59.12 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Dakshin Dhekia Male literacy stands at 63.73 % while female literacy rate was 54.45 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dakshin Dhekia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dakshin Dhekia village.

Dakshin Dhekia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 208 - -
Population 874 441 433
Child (0-6) 128 66 62
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 200 99 101
Literacy 59.12 % 63.73 % 54.45 %
Total Workers 363 248 115
Main Worker 328 - -
Marginal Worker 35 17 18

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 22.88 % of total population in Dakshin Dhekia village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dakshin Dhekia village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Dakshin Dhekia village out of total population, 363 were engaged in work activities. 90.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 363 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 289 were Agricultural labourer.