About Dikul Village

Dikul is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 385 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kushmundi
Pincode	733121
Area (hectares)	66.05 hectares
Population	770
Male Population	385
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dikul compares

By the 2011 count Dikul is the 101st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 66.05 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dikul

Dikul 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 Dikul 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dikul from other places

Dikul lies about 20 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gangarampur, about 13 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 Dikul
Nearest town	Gangārāmpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gangarampur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kushmundi	20 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	20 km

Villages closest to Dikul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikul village had a population of 770. That makes it the 101st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Dikul village has 385 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikul has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dikul is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikul covers 66.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dikul falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dikul is Gangarampur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dikul.

Dikul is about 20 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikul is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangārāmpur is about 12 km away. Gangarampur is about 13 km away. Kushmundi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.