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About Dakshin Rangapani Balasi Village

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is a small village in Mathabhanga I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 155 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rangapani Balasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 301.22 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 155
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Rangapani Balasi compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is the 90th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 301.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dakshin Rangapani Balasi

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Rangapani Balasi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rangapani Balasi from other places

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi lies about 18 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Pundibari, about 7.1 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 Rangapani Balasi
Nearest railway station Pundibari 7.1 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathabhanga I 18 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 18 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rangapani Balasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathabhanga 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 Rangapani Balasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rangapani Balasi village had a population of 323. That makes it the 90th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi village has 155 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rangapani Balasi has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi covers 301.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi falls under Mathabhanga I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is Pundibari, about 7.1 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 km distance for Dakshin Rangapani Balasi.

Dakshin Rangapani Balasi is about 18 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 Rangapani Balasi is in Mathabhanga I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Pundibari is about 7.1 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 13 km away. Mathabhanga I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Gopalpur (7.7 km), Chhat Gopalpur (7.7 km) and Chhota Gopalpur (7.7 km).

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

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