About Dakshin Paitkapara Village

Dakshin Paitkapara is a large village in Alipurduar I tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,183, made up of 1,650 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Paitkapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Paitkapara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar I
Pincode	736121
Area (hectares)	689.4 hectares
Population	3,183
Male Population	1,650
Female Population	1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Paitkapara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Paitkapara is the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 689.4 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dakshin Paitkapara

Dakshin Paitkapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Paitkapara 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 Paitkapara from other places

Dakshin Paitkapara 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 Paitkapara
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 Paitkapara

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 Paitkapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Paitkapara village had a population of 3,183. That makes it the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Dakshin Paitkapara village has 1,650 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Paitkapara has about 929 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 Paitkapara is 736121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Paitkapara covers 689.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Paitkapara 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Paitkapara.

Dakshin Paitkapara 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 Paitkapara 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 Kansingram (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 Paitkapara today is likely to be higher.