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About Dakshin Khhanpur Village

Dakshin Khhanpur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 769 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khhanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733133
Area (hectares) 211.41 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 769
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Khhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khhanpur is the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 211.41 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Khhanpur

Dakshin Khhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Khhanpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chilimbad, Chingispur, Chingra and Dakra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khhanpur village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dakshin Khhanpur village has 769 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khhanpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Khhanpur is 733133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khhanpur covers 211.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Khhanpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Khhanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dakshin Khhanpur.

Dakshin Khhanpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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