About Dakshin Handipur Village

Dakshin Handipur is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 501 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Handipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Handipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731123
Area (hectares)	84.8 hectares
Population	1,014
Male Population	501
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Handipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Handipur is the 63rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 84.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dakshin Handipur

Dakshin Handipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Handipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Handipur from other places

Dakshin Handipur lies about 66 km from Birbhum. 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 Handipur
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	9.0 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	9.0 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	66 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Handipur

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Handipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Handipur village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Dakshin Handipur village has 501 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Handipur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Handipur is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Handipur covers 84.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Handipur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Handipur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Handipur.

Dakshin Handipur is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Handipur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 9.0 km away. Dubrājpur is about 9.0 km away. Birbhum is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.