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About Dakshin Benail Village

Dakshin Benail is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 266 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Benail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Benail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 103.72 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 266
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Benail compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Benail is the 87th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 103.72 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 994.

Getting to Dakshin Benail

Dakshin Benail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Benail as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Cheuti Mahespur, Chhatra Kunda, Chhatrabhog and Chhatraghati. 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 Benail

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Benail village had a population of 565. That makes it the 87th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dakshin Benail village has 266 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Benail has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Benail is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Benail covers 103.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Benail falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Benail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dakshin Benail is in Harirampur 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 Benail today is likely to be higher.

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