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About Dakshin Matiali Village

Dakshin Matiali is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,068, made up of 2,122 males and 1,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Matiali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Matiali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735223
Area (hectares) 567.44 hectares
Population 4,068
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 1,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Matiali compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Matiali is the 25th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 567.44 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dakshin Matiali

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

Dakshin Matiali 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 Matiali
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 Matiali

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 Matiali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Matiali village had a population of 4,068. That makes it the 25th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Dakshin Matiali village has 2,122 males and 1,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Matiali has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Matiali is 735223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Matiali covers 567.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Matiali 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Matiali.

Dakshin Matiali 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 Matiali 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 Kantadighi Kumarpara (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 Matiali today is likely to be higher.

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