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About Dakshin Kalamati Village

Dakshin Kalamati is a mid sized village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 791 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kalamati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kalamati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 282.1 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 791
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kalamati compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kalamati is the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 282.1 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dakshin Kalamati

Dakshin Kalamati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kalamati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalamati from other places

Dakshin Kalamati 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 Kalamati
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 22 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 22 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kalamati

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 Kalamati

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kalamati village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Dakshin Kalamati village has 791 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kalamati has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kalamati is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kalamati covers 282.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kalamati 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Kalamati.

Dakshin Kalamati 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 Kalamati is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Maynaguri 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 Baragila (under 2 km), Dakshin Khagrabari (under 2 km) and Dakshin Marichbari (under 2 km).

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

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