About Dakshin Hanskhali Village

Dakshin Hanskhali is one of the larger villages in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,771, made up of 4,003 males and 3,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Hanskhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Hanskhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Mal
Pincode	735229
Area (hectares)	663.24 hectares
Population	7,771
Male Population	4,003
Female Population	3,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Hanskhali compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Hanskhali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 663.24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dakshin Hanskhali

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

Dakshin Hanskhali lies about 26 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 8.7 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 Hanskhali
Nearest railway station	Neoranadi	8.7 km
Nearest town	Siliguri	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mal	26 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	26 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Hanskhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Hanskhali village had a population of 7,771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Dakshin Hanskhali village has 4,003 males and 3,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Hanskhali has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Hanskhali is 735229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Hanskhali covers 663.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Hanskhali falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Hanskhali is Neoranadi, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Hanskhali.

Dakshin Hanskhali is about 26 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Hanskhali is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 8.7 km away. Siliguri is about 23 km away. Mal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Hanskhali (1.9 km), Anandapur Tea Garden (2.0 km) and Uttar Chengmari (2.1 km).

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