About Dakshin Mahendrapur Village

Dakshin Mahendrapur is one of the larger villages in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,571, made up of 2,914 males and 2,657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mahendrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mahendrapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732125
Area (hectares)	266.56 hectares
Population	5,571
Male Population	2,914
Female Population	2,657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Mahendrapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mahendrapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 266.56 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dakshin Mahendrapur

Dakshin Mahendrapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mahendrapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Mahendrapur from other places

Dakshin Mahendrapur lies about 13 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 9.9 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 Mahendrapur
Nearest railway station	Gazole	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	13 km
District headquarters	Maldah	13 km
Nearest town	Malda	32 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Mahendrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Mahendrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mahendrapur village had a population of 5,571. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Dakshin Mahendrapur village has 2,914 males and 2,657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mahendrapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Mahendrapur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Mahendrapur covers 266.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Mahendrapur is Gazole, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Mahendrapur.

Dakshin Mahendrapur is about 13 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Mahendrapur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 9.9 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 13 km away. Maldah is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchla (1.5 km), Kharampur (2.8 km) and Salalpur (14 km).

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