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About Dakshin Sibpur Village

Dakshin Sibpur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 202 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sibpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 155.94 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 202
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Sibpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sibpur is the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 155.94 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Sibpur

Dakshin Sibpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Sibpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sibpur from other places

Dakshin Sibpur lies about 51 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 11 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 Sibpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 11 km
Nearest town Sainthia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 51 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Sibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sibpur village had a population of 405. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Dakshin Sibpur village has 202 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sibpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sibpur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sibpur covers 155.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Sibpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sibpur is Mallarpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Sibpur.

Dakshin Sibpur is about 51 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Sibpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibpur (under 2 km), Banpur (3.5 km) and Hazipur (4.2 km).

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

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