About Dakshin Parokata Village

Dakshin Parokata is a large village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,457, made up of 2,276 males and 2,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Parokata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Parokata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar II
Pincode	736202
Area (hectares)	577.1 hectares
Population	4,457
Male Population	2,276
Female Population	2,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Parokata compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Parokata is the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 577.1 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dakshin Parokata

Dakshin Parokata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Parokata as Available within village. 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 Parokata from other places

Dakshin Parokata 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 Parokata
Nearest railway station	Lataguri	2.2 km
Nearest town	Maināguri	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alipurduar II	22 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	22 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Parokata

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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Parokata

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Parokata village had a population of 4,457. That makes it the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Dakshin Parokata village has 2,276 males and 2,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Parokata has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Parokata is 736202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Parokata covers 577.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Parokata 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Parokata.

Dakshin Parokata 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 Parokata is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Alipurduar II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.