About Dakshin Barajhar Forest Village

Dakshin Barajhar Forest is a mid sized village in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 618 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9893.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Barajhar Forest village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar I
Pincode	736204
Area (hectares)	9893.79 hectares
Population	1,208
Male Population	618
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Barajhar Forest compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Barajhar Forest is the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 9893.79 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dakshin Barajhar Forest

Dakshin Barajhar Forest is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Barajhar Forest as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barajhar Forest from other places

Dakshin Barajhar Forest lies about 32 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Binnaguri, about 11 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 Barajhar Forest
Nearest town	Goyerkāta	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Binnaguri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alipurduar I	32 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	32 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Barajhar Forest

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Barajhar Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Barajhar Forest village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest village has 618 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Barajhar Forest has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Barajhar Forest is 736204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest covers 9893.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest falls under Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Barajhar Forest is Binnaguri, about 11 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 village for Dakshin Barajhar Forest.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest is about 32 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Barajhar Forest is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Goyerkāta is about 8.4 km away. Binnaguri is about 11 km away. Alipurduar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kansingram (20 km), Dakshin Paitkapara (20 km) and Dakshin Sonapur (20 km).

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