About Dakshin Chandipur Village

Dakshin Chandipur is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,804, made up of 3,023 males and 2,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Chandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Chandipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Manikchak
Pincode	732203
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	5,804
Male Population	3,023
Female Population	2,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Chandipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Chandipur is the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dakshin Chandipur

Dakshin Chandipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Chandipur 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 Chandipur from other places

Dakshin Chandipur lies about 44 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 3.0 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 Chandipur
Nearest railway station	Dhamdhamia	3.0 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manikchak	17 km
District headquarters	Maldah	44 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Chandipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 Chandipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Chandipur village had a population of 5,804. That makes it the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Dakshin Chandipur village has 3,023 males and 2,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Chandipur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Chandipur is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Chandipur covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Chandipur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Chandipur is Dhamdhamia, about 3.0 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 Chandipur.

Dakshin Chandipur is about 44 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Chandipur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Dhamdhamia is about 3.0 km away. Rājmahal is about 10 km away. Manikchak is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (under 2 km), Chandipur Tafir (under 2 km) and Paschim Chandipur (under 2 km).

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