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About Dakshin Kansingram Village

Dakshin Kansingram is a large village in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,069, made up of 1,073 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kansingram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kansingram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar I
Pincode 736204
Area (hectares) 290.76 hectares
Population 2,069
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kansingram compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kansingram is the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 290.76 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dakshin Kansingram

Dakshin Kansingram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kansingram as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kansingram from other places

Dakshin Kansingram lies about 22 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 Kansingram
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Alipurduar I 22 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 22 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kansingram

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Kansingram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kansingram village had a population of 2,069. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Dakshin Kansingram village has 1,073 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kansingram has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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

Dakshin Kansingram covers 290.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kansingram is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kansingram.

Dakshin Kansingram is about 22 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kansingram is in Alipurduar I tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Alipurduar I is about 22 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 Paitkapara (under 2 km), Dakshin Sonapur (under 2 km) and Mathura Tea Garden (7.4 km).

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

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