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About Dakshin Bokna Bandha Village

Dakshin Bokna Bandha is a large village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,539, made up of 1,306 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bokna Bandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bokna Bandha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735301
Area (hectares) 480.18 hectares
Population 2,539
Male Population 1,306
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Bokna Bandha compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bokna Bandha is the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 480.18 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 931.

Getting to Dakshin Bokna Bandha

Dakshin Bokna Bandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Bokna Bandha as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Nijtaraf, Chhota Panisala, Chhota Thunkirjhar and Dakshin Alokjhari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bokna Bandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bokna Bandha village had a population of 2,539. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Dakshin Bokna Bandha village has 1,306 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bokna Bandha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bokna Bandha is 735301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bokna Bandha covers 480.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Bokna Bandha falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Bokna Bandha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Bokna Bandha.

Dakshin Bokna Bandha is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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