About Dakshin Shibkata Village

Dakshin Shibkata is a large village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,300, made up of 1,240 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Shibkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Shibkata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Alipurduar II
Pincode	736208
Area (hectares)	421.47 hectares
Population	2,300
Male Population	1,240
Female Population	1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
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 Shibkata compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Shibkata is the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 421.47 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dakshin Shibkata

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

Dakshin Shibkata 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 Shibkata
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 Shibkata

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 Shibkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Shibkata village had a population of 2,300. That makes it the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Dakshin Shibkata village has 1,240 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Shibkata has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

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

Dakshin Shibkata covers 421.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Shibkata 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 Shibkata.

Dakshin Shibkata 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 Shibkata 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.