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About Dakshinkul Village

Dakshinkul is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 834 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinkul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinkul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712407
Area (hectares) 70.42 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 834
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshinkul compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinkul is the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 70.42 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dakshinkul

The census records public bus service for Dakshinkul as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandi Nagar, Chapsara, Chautara and Chitrashali. 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 Dakshinkul

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinkul village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Dakshinkul village has 834 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinkul has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinkul is 712407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinkul covers 70.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshinkul falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshinkul notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Dakshinkul is in Haripal 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 Dakshinkul today is likely to be higher.

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