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About Dakshin Nagar Village

Dakshin Nagar is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 127 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 41.59 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 127
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Nagar is the 237th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 41.59 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Nagar

Dakshin Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Nagar as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chingispur, Chingra, Dakra and Dakshin Chakalam. 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 Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Nagar village had a population of 267. That makes it the 237th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dakshin Nagar village has 127 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Nagar has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Nagar is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Nagar covers 41.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dakshin Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Nagar.

Dakshin Nagar 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 Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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