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About Dakshin Bhuskadanga Village

Dakshin Bhuskadanga is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,457 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bhuskadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735305
Area (hectares) 474.7 hectares
Population 2,771
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Bhuskadanga compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bhuskadanga is the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 474.7 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dakshin Bhuskadanga

Dakshin Bhuskadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Bhuskadanga 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 Bhuskadanga from other places

Dakshin Bhuskadanga lies about 11 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Mayanaguri Road, about 3.9 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 Bhuskadanga
Nearest town Maināguri 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Mayanaguri Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 11 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 11 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Bhuskadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bhuskadanga village had a population of 2,771. That makes it the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga village has 1,457 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bhuskadanga has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bhuskadanga is 735305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga covers 474.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Bhuskadanga is Mayanaguri Road, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Bhuskadanga.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga is about 11 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Bhuskadanga is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Maināguri is about 3.2 km away. Mayanaguri Road is about 3.9 km away. Maynaguri is about 11 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 Bhuskadanga (under 2 km), Dakshin Dangapara (2.9 km) and Uttar Dangapara (2.9 km).

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

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