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About Dakshin Kanaipur Village

Dakshin Kanaipur is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 387 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kanaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kanaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 113.77 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 387
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kanaipur is the 80th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 113.77 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dakshin Kanaipur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kanaipur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kanaipur from other places

Dakshin Kanaipur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 15 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 Kanaipur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 28 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kanaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kanaipur village had a population of 782. That makes it the 80th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Dakshin Kanaipur village has 387 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kanaipur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kanaipur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kanaipur covers 113.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kanaipur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kanaipur is Mallarpur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dakshin Kanaipur.

Dakshin Kanaipur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kanaipur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Birbhum is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarulia (4.4 km), Maheshpur (5.1 km) and Sitalgram (5.1 km).

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

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