Dikul Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dikul is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 189 families residing in the village Dikul. The total population of Dikul is 770 out of which 385 are males and 385 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dikul is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dikul village is 95 which is 12% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dikul is 827 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Dikul village.

Population
770
Families
189
Literacy
65.48%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dikul is 65.5%. Thus Dikul village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 76.28% and the female literacy rate is 54.97% in Dikul village.

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

Dikul Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 95 52 43
Literacy 65.48% 76.28% 54.97%
Scheduled Caste 625 315 310
Scheduled Tribe 62 28 34
Illiterate 328 131 197

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 81.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.1% of total population in Dikul village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dikul village out of total population, 229 were engaged in work activities. 100% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 229 workers engaged in Main Work, 154 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 229 192 37
Cultivators 154 135 19
Agriculture Labourer 36 25 11
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 35 28 7
Non Working 541 193 348

Nearby Villages to Dikul,

Below are the list of villages near Dikul village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Hasnagar 561
Randanga 374
Panchhata 2,023
Panchanagar 499
Chandail 929
Ramchandrapur 1,313
Madhabpur Baragachhi 481
Jafarpur 338
Khanpur 75
Sekendarpur 1,223

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