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About Desalpur Village

Desalpur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 736 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 239.26 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 736
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desalpur compares

By the 2011 count Desalpur is the 72nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 239.26 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Desalpur

Desalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Desalpur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Gopinathpur, Dakshin Raypur, Dakshin Sibpur and Dangapara. 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 Desalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Desalpur village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Desalpur village has 736 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desalpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Desalpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desalpur covers 239.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Desalpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Desalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Desalpur.

Desalpur is in Khargram 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 Desalpur today is likely to be higher.

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