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About Dakshin Khanda Village

Dakshin Khanda is a large village in Bharatpur II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,497, made up of 2,267 males and 2,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur II
Pincode 742403
Area (hectares) 372.26 hectares
Population 4,497
Male Population 2,267
Female Population 2,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshin Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khanda is the 8th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents. Its 372.26 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dakshin Khanda

Dakshin Khanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Khanda 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Bahara, Bara Baidyapur, Bara Hati and Chak Gupura. 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 Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khanda village had a population of 4,497. That makes it the 8th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents.

Dakshin Khanda village has 2,267 males and 2,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khanda has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Khanda is 742403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khanda covers 372.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Khanda falls under Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Khanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Dakshin Khanda is in Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Khanda today is likely to be higher.

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