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About Dakshin Bhabanipur Village

Dakshin Bhabanipur is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 574 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bhabanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bhabanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 158.06 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 574
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Bhabanipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bhabanipur is the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 158.06 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dakshin Bhabanipur

Dakshin Bhabanipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Bhabanipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhabanipur from other places

Dakshin Bhabanipur lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.5 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 Bhabanipur
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.5 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Bhabanipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Bhabanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bhabanipur village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Dakshin Bhabanipur village has 574 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bhabanipur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bhabanipur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bhabanipur covers 158.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Bhabanipur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Bhabanipur is Milangarh, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakshin Bhabanipur.

Dakshin Bhabanipur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Bhabanipur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal II is about 3.6 km away. Milangarh is about 8.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 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 Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Dakhin Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Rasulpur (under 2 km).

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

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