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About Dakshin Kamalpur Village

Dakshin Kamalpur is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 125 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kamalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 98.6 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 125
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kamalpur is the 153rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 98.6 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Kamalpur

Dakshin Kamalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kamalpur from other places

Dakshin Kamalpur lies about 24 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dakshin Kamalpur
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 18 km
District headquarters Bankura 24 km
Nearest town Bānkura 24 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dakshin Kamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kamalpur village had a population of 243. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Dakshin Kamalpur village has 125 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kamalpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kamalpur is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kamalpur covers 98.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Kamalpur falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kamalpur is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kamalpur.

Dakshin Kamalpur is about 24 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kamalpur is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 8.1 km away. Indpur is about 18 km away. Bankura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttarkamalpur (under 2 km), Kalipahari (14 km) and Barajorda (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Kamalpur today is likely to be higher.

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