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About Dakshin Dhalkar Village

Dakshin Dhalkar is a mid sized village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 889 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dhalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dhalkar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736208
Area (hectares) 335.99 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 889
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Dhalkar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dhalkar is the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 335.99 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dakshin Dhalkar

Dakshin Dhalkar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Dhalkar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Dhalkar from other places

Dakshin Dhalkar lies about 18 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 6.9 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 Dhalkar
Nearest railway station Lataguri 6.9 km
Nearest town Maināguri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Alipurduar II 18 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 18 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dhalkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dhalkar village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Dakshin Dhalkar village has 889 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dhalkar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dhalkar is 736208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dhalkar covers 335.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Dhalkar falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dhalkar is Lataguri, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhalkar.

Dakshin Dhalkar is about 18 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Dhalkar is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 6.9 km away. Maināguri is about 16 km away. Alipurduar II is about 18 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 Panialguri (5.9 km), Dakshin Parokata (5.9 km) and Dakshin Shibkata (5.9 km).

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

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