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About Dakshin Siur Village

Dakshin Siur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 166 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Siur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Siur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 49.79 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 166
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Siur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Siur is the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 49.79 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dakshin Siur

Dakshin Siur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Siur as Available within village. 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 Siur from other places

Dakshin Siur lies about 63 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Prantik, about 9.0 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 Siur
Nearest railway station Prantik 9.0 km
Nearest town Bolpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Siur

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Siur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Siur village had a population of 318. That makes it the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Dakshin Siur village has 166 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Siur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Siur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Siur covers 49.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Siur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Siur is Prantik, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Siur.

Dakshin Siur is about 63 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Siur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Prantik is about 9.0 km away. Bolpur is about 9.0 km away. Sainthia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahula Shul (3.3 km), Mahulara (3.3 km) and Purba Siur (3.7 km).

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

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