About Daikota Village

Daikota is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 212 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daikota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daikota village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	174.4 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	212
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daikota compares

By the 2011 count Daikota is the 152nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 174.4 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Daikota

Daikota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daikota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Daikota from other places

Daikota lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sainthia Junction, about 3.2 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 Daikota
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sainthia Junction	3.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	32 km

Villages closest to Daikota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daikota village had a population of 434. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Daikota village has 212 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daikota has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Daikota is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daikota covers 174.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daikota falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Daikota is Sainthia Junction, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Daikota.

Daikota is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daikota is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia is about 3.2 km away. Sainthia Junction is about 3.2 km away. Birbhum is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.