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About Dakshin Malikapur Village

Dakshin Malikapur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 276 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Malikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Malikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 44.46 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 276
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Malikapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Malikapur is the 178th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 44.46 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dakshin Malikapur

Dakshin Malikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Malikapur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Abhirampur, Dakshin Basudebpur, Dakshin Fatepur and Dakshin Jagannaathpur. 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 Dakshin Malikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Malikapur village had a population of 562. That makes it the 178th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Dakshin Malikapur village has 276 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Malikapur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Malikapur is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Malikapur covers 44.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Malikapur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Malikapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dakshin Malikapur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Dakshin Malikapur today is likely to be higher.

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