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About Dakshin Raypur Village

Dakshin Raypur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 712 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Raypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 345.63 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 712
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Dakshin Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Raypur is the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 345.63 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Raypur

Dakshin Raypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Raypur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Raypur from other places

Dakshin Raypur lies about 35 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 12 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 12 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 35 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Raypur

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 Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Raypur village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Dakshin Raypur village has 712 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Raypur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Dakshin Raypur covers 345.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Raypur is Swadinpur, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Raypur.

Dakshin Raypur is about 35 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Raypur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat 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 Raypur (under 2 km), Khaspur (2.3 km) and Dunigram (2.4 km).

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

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