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About Dakshin Kasila Village

Dakshin Kasila is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 535 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kasila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kasila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 65.17 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 535
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kasila compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kasila is the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 65.17 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Kasila

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kasila as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kasila from other places

Dakshin Kasila lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 1.8 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 Kasila
Nearest railway station Chatra 1.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kasila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Kasila

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kasila village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Dakshin Kasila village has 535 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kasila has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kasila is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kasila covers 65.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Kasila falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kasila is Chatra, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Kasila.

Dakshin Kasila is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kasila is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Murarai I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapilsahar (under 2 km), Mahurapur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Mahurapur (under 2 km).

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

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