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About Dakshinsol Village

Dakshinsol is a small village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 91 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinsol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinsol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 55.25 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 91
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshinsol compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinsol is the 142nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 55.25 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 943.

Getting to Dakshinsol

Dakshinsol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshinsol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakdhoyakure, Chandansaer, Chaulya and Chhota Narayanpur. 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 Dakshinsol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinsol village had a population of 176. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Dakshinsol village has 91 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinsol has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinsol is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinsol covers 55.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshinsol falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshinsol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dakshinsol is in Sonamukhi 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 Dakshinsol today is likely to be higher.

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