About Dankshira Village

Dankshira is a mid sized village in Santipur tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 858 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Dankshira compares

By the 2011 count Dankshira is the 32nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 97.82 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dankshira

Dankshira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dankshira 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Charharipur, Charsimulia, Chhenra Char and Chhota Ranaghat. 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.