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About Dakshin Nijtaraf Village

Dakshin Nijtaraf is a mid sized village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 539 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Nijtaraf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Nijtaraf village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735304
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 539
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Nijtaraf compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Nijtaraf is the 40th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dakshin Nijtaraf

Dakshin Nijtaraf is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Nijtaraf as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Hemkumari, Dakshin Jamaldaha Balapukharia, Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur and Dakshin Kharkharia. 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 Nijtaraf

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Nijtaraf village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 40th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Dakshin Nijtaraf village has 539 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Nijtaraf has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Nijtaraf is 735304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Nijtaraf covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Dakshin Nijtaraf 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 Nijtaraf today is likely to be higher.

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