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About Dakshin Sekhalipur Village

Dakshin Sekhalipur is a mid sized village in Raghunathganj II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 400 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.13 hectares hectares.

Dakshin Sekhalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sekhalipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj II
Area (hectares) 201.13 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 400
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Sekhalipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sekhalipur is the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents. Its 201.13 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 947.

Getting to Dakshin Sekhalipur

Dakshin Sekhalipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Sekhalipur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Sekhalipur from other places

Dakshin Sekhalipur lies about 28 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 4.4 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 Sekhalipur
Nearest railway station Morgram 4.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj II 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 28 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Sekhalipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathganj II 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 Sekhalipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sekhalipur village had a population of 751. That makes it the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents.

Dakshin Sekhalipur village has 400 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sekhalipur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Dakshin Sekhalipur covers 201.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Sekhalipur falls under Raghunathganj II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sekhalipur is Morgram, about 4.4 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 km distance for Dakshin Sekhalipur.

Dakshin Sekhalipur is about 28 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Sekhalipur is in Raghunathganj II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Morgram is about 4.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Raghunathganj II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hudrapur (5.8 km), Bara Jumla (6.6 km) and Bara Simul (6.6 km).

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

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