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About Dakshin Mahurapur Village

Dakshin Mahurapur 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 566, made up of 275 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mahurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mahurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 83.06 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 275
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Mahurapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mahurapur is the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 83.06 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Mahurapur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mahurapur 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 Mahurapur from other places

Dakshin Mahurapur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.2 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 Mahurapur
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Mahurapur

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 Mahurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mahurapur village had a population of 566. That makes it the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Dakshin Mahurapur village has 275 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mahurapur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dakshin Mahurapur covers 83.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Mahurapur is Chatra, about 2.2 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 Mahurapur.

Dakshin Mahurapur 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 Mahurapur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.5 km away. Murarai I 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 Mahurapur (under 2 km), Sutia (under 2 km) and Bhogpur (under 2 km).

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

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