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About Dakshin Madarihat Village

Dakshin Madarihat is a large village in Madarihat tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,270 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Madarihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Madarihat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Madarihat
Pincode 735220
Area (hectares) 327.9 hectares
Population 2,453
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Madarihat compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Madarihat is the 25th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents. Its 327.9 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dakshin Madarihat

Dakshin Madarihat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Madarihat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Madarihat from other places

Dakshin Madarihat lies about 58 km from Jalpaiguri. 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 Madarihat
Tehsil headquarters Madarihat under 2 km
Nearest town Hāsimāra 9.2 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 58 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Madarihat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Madarihat village had a population of 2,453. That makes it the 25th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents.

Dakshin Madarihat village has 1,270 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Madarihat has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Madarihat is 735220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Madarihat covers 327.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Madarihat falls under Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Madarihat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Madarihat.

Dakshin Madarihat is about 58 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Madarihat is in Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Madarihat is about under 2 km away. Hāsimāra is about 9.2 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhya Madarihat (under 2 km), Paschim Madarihat (under 2 km) and Purba Madarihat (under 2 km).

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

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