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About Dakol Village

Dakol is a small village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 52.5 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 146
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Dakol compares

By the 2011 count Dakol is the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 52.5 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dakol

Dakol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakol 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 Bishanpur, Chandipur, Chapdaha and Chaupaldanga. 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 Dakol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakol village had a population of 286. That makes it the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Dakol village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakol has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dakol is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakol covers 52.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakol falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakol 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 Dakol.

Dakol is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah 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 Dakol today is likely to be higher.

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