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About Dechandra Village

Dechandra is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 262 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dechandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dechandra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731104
Area (hectares) 135.7 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 262
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dechandra compares

By the 2011 count Dechandra is the 132nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 135.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dechandra

Dechandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dechandra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dechandra from other places

Dechandra lies about 56 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 4.3 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 Dechandra
Nearest railway station Kachujor 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 9.6 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 56 km

Villages closest to Dechandra

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.

Common questions about Dechandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dechandra village had a population of 486. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Dechandra village has 262 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dechandra has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dechandra is 731104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dechandra covers 135.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dechandra falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dechandra is Kachujor, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dechandra.

Dechandra is about 56 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dechandra is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 4.3 km away. Dubrajpur is about 9.6 km away. Dubrājpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teliadangal (under 2 km), Mandarhati (under 2 km) and Bishalpur (1.6 km).

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

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