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About Paschim Daukimari Village

Paschim Daukimari is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,476 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Daukimari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Daukimari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 350.66 hectares
Population 2,840
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Daukimari compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Daukimari is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 350.66 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paschim Daukimari

Paschim Daukimari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Daukimari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Daukimari from other places

Paschim Daukimari lies about 30 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Altagram, about 11 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 Paschim Daukimari
Nearest town Goyerkāta 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Altagram 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 15 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 30 km

Villages closest to Paschim Daukimari

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 Paschim Daukimari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Daukimari village had a population of 2,840. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Paschim Daukimari village has 1,476 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Daukimari has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Daukimari is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Daukimari covers 350.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Daukimari falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Daukimari is Altagram, about 11 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 km distance for Paschim Daukimari.

Paschim Daukimari is about 30 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Daukimari is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Goyerkāta is about 8.2 km away. Altagram is about 11 km away. Dhupguri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Duramari (under 2 km), Dakshin Salbari (2.7 km) and Gairkata (8.1 km).

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

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