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About Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara Village

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara is a mid sized village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 736 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 303.45 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 736
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara is the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 303.45 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara as Available within <5 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 Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara from other places

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara 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 Kantadighi Kumarpara
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 22 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 22 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara village has 736 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara has about 965 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara covers 303.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara.

Dakshin Kantadighi Kumarpara 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 Kantadighi Kumarpara is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Mal 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 Matiali (under 2 km), Dakshin Odlabari (under 2 km) and Neoranadi Tea Garden (1.7 km).

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

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