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About Dakshin Mekliganj Village

Dakshin Mekliganj 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 627, made up of 334 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mekliganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mekliganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735304
Area (hectares) 95.05 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 334
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Mekliganj compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mekliganj is the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 95.05 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dakshin Mekliganj

Dakshin Mekliganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mekliganj 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 Fulkardabri Kharkharia, Dakshin Hemkumari, Dakshin Jamaldaha Balapukharia and Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur. 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 Mekliganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mekliganj village had a population of 627. That makes it the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Dakshin Mekliganj village has 334 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mekliganj has about 877 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 Mekliganj is 735304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Mekliganj covers 95.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dakshin Mekliganj 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 Mekliganj.

Dakshin Mekliganj 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 Mekliganj today is likely to be higher.

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