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About Daknikata Village

Daknikata is a large village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,497, made up of 2,296 males and 2,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daknikata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daknikata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734010
Area (hectares) 269.52 hectares
Population 4,497
Male Population 2,296
Female Population 2,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daknikata compares

By the 2011 count Daknikata is the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 269.52 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Daknikata

Daknikata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daknikata 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 Bataliguri, Champasari, Champasari Chhat and Chamta. 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 Daknikata

As per the Census of India 2011, Daknikata village had a population of 4,497. That makes it the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Daknikata village has 2,296 males and 2,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daknikata has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Daknikata is 734010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daknikata covers 269.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daknikata falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Daknikata 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 Daknikata.

Daknikata is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling 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 Daknikata today is likely to be higher.

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