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About Dakshin Jharalta Village

Dakshin Jharalta is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,444, made up of 1,723 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Jharalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Jharalta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 361.75 hectares
Population 3,444
Male Population 1,723
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Jharalta compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Jharalta is the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 361.75 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Jharalta

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

How far is Dakshin Jharalta from other places

Dakshin Jharalta 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 Jharalta
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 18 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 29 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Jharalta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Jharalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Jharalta village had a population of 3,444. That makes it the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Jharalta village has 1,723 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Jharalta has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Jharalta is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Jharalta covers 361.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Jharalta falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Jharalta is Lataguri, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jharalta.

Dakshin Jharalta 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 Jharalta is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Jalpaiguri 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 Altagram (under 2 km), Dakshin Gosairhat (under 2 km) and Dakshin Kathulia (under 2 km).

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

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