About Dakshin Khalpara Village

Dakshin Khalpara is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,124, made up of 1,611 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khalpara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Mal
Pincode	735218
Area (hectares)	449.14 hectares
Population	3,124
Male Population	1,611
Female Population	1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Khalpara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khalpara is the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 449.14 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 Khalpara

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

Dakshin Khalpara lies about 18 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 6.9 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 Khalpara
Nearest railway station	Lataguri	6.9 km
Nearest town	Maināguri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mal	18 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	18 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Khalpara

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 Khalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khalpara village had a population of 3,124. That makes it the 34th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Dakshin Khalpara village has 1,611 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khalpara has about 939 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 Khalpara is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khalpara covers 449.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Khalpara is Lataguri, about 6.9 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 Khalpara.

Dakshin Khalpara is about 18 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Khalpara is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 6.9 km away. Maināguri is about 16 km away. Mal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.