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About Dakshindiara Village

Dakshindiara is a mid sized village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 693 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshindiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshindiara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743437
Area (hectares) 79.95 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 693
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Dakshindiara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshindiara is the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 79.95 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, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dakshindiara

Dakshindiara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshindiara 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 Dakshindiara from other places

Dakshindiara lies about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 5.4 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 Dakshindiara
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Habra 5.4 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 22 km

Villages closest to Dakshindiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baduria 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 Dakshindiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshindiara village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Dakshindiara village has 693 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshindiara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dakshindiara is 743437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshindiara covers 79.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshindiara falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshindiara is Habra, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshindiara.

Dakshindiara is about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshindiara is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 2.5 km away. Habra is about 5.4 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoshpur (6.2 km), Chak Khamarpur (7.9 km) and Ishwarigachha (8.4 km).

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

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