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About Dakatiapota Village

Dakatiapota is a large village in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,369 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakatiapota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakatiapota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742174
Area (hectares) 1403.82 hectares
Population 2,655
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakatiapota compares

By the 2011 count Dakatiapota is the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 1403.82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dakatiapota

Dakatiapota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakatiapota as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Char Kanainagar, Char Madhupur, Char Radhanagar and Char Suranagapur. 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 Dakatiapota

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakatiapota village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Dakatiapota village has 1,369 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakatiapota has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dakatiapota is 742174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakatiapota covers 1403.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakatiapota falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakatiapota notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Dakatiapota.

Dakatiapota is in Nawda 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 Dakatiapota today is likely to be higher.

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