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About Dakshin Khairbari Village

Dakshin Khairbari is one of the larger villages in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,531, made up of 2,828 males and 2,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khairbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khairbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 713.06 hectares
Population 5,531
Male Population 2,828
Female Population 2,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshin Khairbari compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khairbari is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 713.06 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 959.

Getting to Dakshin Khairbari

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Khairbari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Khairbari from other places

Dakshin Khairbari 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 Khairbari
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 Khairbari

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 Khairbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khairbari village had a population of 5,531. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Khairbari village has 2,828 males and 2,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khairbari has about 956 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 959.

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

Dakshin Khairbari covers 713.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Khairbari.

Dakshin Khairbari 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 Khairbari 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 Khairbari today is likely to be higher.

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