About Dattakaya Village

Dattakaya is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 286 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dattakaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dattakaya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731243
Area (hectares)	109.35 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	286
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dattakaya compares

By the 2011 count Dattakaya is the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 109.35 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dattakaya

Dattakaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dattakaya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dattakaya from other places

Dattakaya lies about 6.7 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 Dattakaya
Nearest town	Nalhāti	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	6.7 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	6.7 km

Villages closest to Dattakaya

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

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Common questions about Dattakaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dattakaya village had a population of 589. That makes it the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Dattakaya village has 286 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dattakaya has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dattakaya is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dattakaya covers 109.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dattakaya falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dattakaya is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dattakaya.

Dattakaya is about 6.7 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dattakaya is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.3 km away. Swadinpur is about 4.7 km away. Nalhati I is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.