About Dakshin Sakojhora Village

Dakshin Sakojhora is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,940, made up of 978 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sakojhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sakojhora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Dhupguri
Pincode	735212
Area (hectares)	161.24 hectares
Population	1,940
Male Population	978
Female Population	962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Sakojhora compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sakojhora is the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 161.24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Sakojhora

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

Dakshin Sakojhora 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 Sakojhora
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 Sakojhora

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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Sakojhora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sakojhora village had a population of 1,940. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Sakojhora village has 978 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sakojhora has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sakojhora is 735212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sakojhora covers 161.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sakojhora is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Sakojhora.

Dakshin Sakojhora 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 Sakojhora 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 Jharalta (under 2 km).

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