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About Dakshinabad Village

Dakshinabad is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 237 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 167.28 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 237
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshinabad compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinabad is the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 167.28 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshinabad

Dakshinabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshinabad as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Buri Sahar, Chaka, Chandania and Chandanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakshinabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinabad village had a population of 459. That makes it the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Dakshinabad village has 237 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinabad has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinabad is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinabad covers 167.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshinabad falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshinabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshinabad.

Dakshinabad is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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