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About Dwip Khanda Village

Dwip Khanda 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 1,432, made up of 758 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwip Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwip Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 364.42 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 758
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dwip Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Dwip Khanda is the 44th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 364.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dwip Khanda

Dwip Khanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dwip Khanda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dinagar, Doara, Dubahar and Dudhiakuri. 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 Dwip Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwip Khanda village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 44th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dwip Khanda village has 758 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwip Khanda has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dwip Khanda is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwip Khanda covers 364.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dwip Khanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dwip Khanda.

Dwip Khanda 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 Dwip Khanda today is likely to be higher.

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