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About Dakhalain Village

Dakhalain is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 484 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhalain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhalain village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 186.63 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 484
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakhalain compares

By the 2011 count Dakhalain is the 81st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 186.63 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakhalain

Dakhalain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakhalain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhatrahati, Chhayani Basudebpur, Chhiraikuri and Daing. 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 Dakhalain

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhalain village had a population of 962. That makes it the 81st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dakhalain village has 484 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhalain has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakhalain is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhalain covers 186.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakhalain falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakhalain.

Dakhalain is in Tapan 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 Dakhalain today is likely to be higher.

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