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About Dakshin Putimari Village

Dakshin Putimari is a mid sized village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 973 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Putimari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Putimari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735305
Area (hectares) 424.48 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 973
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Putimari compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Putimari is the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 424.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Putimari

Dakshin Putimari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Putimari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Putimari from other places

Dakshin Putimari 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 Putimari
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 Putimari

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 Putimari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Putimari village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Dakshin Putimari village has 973 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Putimari has about 934 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 Putimari is 735305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Putimari covers 424.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Putimari is Lataguri, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Putimari.

Dakshin Putimari 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 Putimari 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 Kalamati (under 2 km) and Dakshin Khagrabari (under 2 km).

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

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