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About Dakshin Narayanpur Village

Dakshin Narayanpur is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,047 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Narayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 77.86 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Narayanpur is the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 77.86 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Narayanpur

Dakshin Narayanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Narayanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Narayanpur from other places

Dakshin Narayanpur lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bargachia, about 6.6 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 Dakshin Narayanpur
Nearest railway station Bargachia 6.6 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Narayanpur

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

Common questions about Dakshin Narayanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Narayanpur village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 46th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Dakshin Narayanpur village has 1,047 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Narayanpur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Narayanpur is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Narayanpur covers 77.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Narayanpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Narayanpur is Bargachia, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dakshin Narayanpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Narayanpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Bargachia is about 6.6 km away. Dhulagari is about 16 km away. Arambag is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Narayanpur (under 2 km), Hat Basantapur (5.3 km) and Mandaran (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Narayanpur today is likely to be higher.

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