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About Dakshin Dighaltari Village

Dakshin Dighaltari is a large village in Dinhata I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,172 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dighaltari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dighaltari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 163.12 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Dighaltari compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dighaltari is the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents. Its 163.12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dakshin Dighaltari

Dakshin Dighaltari 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 Dighaltari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dighaltari from other places

Dakshin Dighaltari lies about 35 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Agomoni, about 3.2 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 Dighaltari
Nearest railway station Agomoni 3.2 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinhata I 35 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 35 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dighaltari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinhata I 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 Dighaltari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dighaltari village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 46th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents.

Dakshin Dighaltari village has 1,172 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dighaltari has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dighaltari is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dighaltari covers 163.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Dighaltari falls under Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dighaltari is Agomoni, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Dighaltari.

Dakshin Dighaltari is about 35 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Dighaltari is in Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Agomoni is about 3.2 km away. Tufānganj is about 14 km away. Dinhata I is about 35 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 Balakura (under 2 km), Balakundi (5.9 km) and Takimari (19 km).

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

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