Dakshin Chakoakheti Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dakshin Chakoakheti is a village situated in Alipurduar - I block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,489 families residing in the village Dakshin Chakoakheti. The total population of Dakshin Chakoakheti is 6,462 out of which 3,366 are males and 3,096 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dakshin Chakoakheti is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dakshin Chakoakheti village is 742 which is 11% of the total population. There are 379 male children and 363 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dakshin Chakoakheti is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Dakshin Chakoakheti village.

Population
6,462
Families
1,489
Literacy
74.48%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dakshin Chakoakheti is 74.5%. Thus Dakshin Chakoakheti village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 79.61% and the female literacy rate is 68.86% in Dakshin Chakoakheti village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dakshin Chakoakheti village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dakshin Chakoakheti Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dakshin Chakoakheti village.

Total Male Female
Children 742 379 363
Literacy 74.48% 79.61% 68.86%
Scheduled Caste 4,249 2,249 2,000
Scheduled Tribe 401 198 203
Illiterate 2,202 988 1,214

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.2% of total population in Dakshin Chakoakheti village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dakshin Chakoakheti village out of total population, 2,597 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,597 workers engaged in Main Work, 366 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 615 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,985 1,665 320
Cultivators 366 344 22
Agriculture Labourer 615 427 188
Household Industries 17 12 5
Other Workers 987 882 105
Marginal Workers 612 230 382
Non Working 3,865 1,471 2,394

Nearby Villages to Dakshin Chakoakheti,

Below are the list of villages near Dakshin Chakoakheti village in Alipurduar - I.

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