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About Dakshin Gulaichandi Village

Dakshin Gulaichandi is a mid sized village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,581, made up of 772 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gulaichandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gulaichandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743429
Area (hectares) 52.95 hectares
Population 1,581
Male Population 772
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Gulaichandi compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gulaichandi is the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 52.95 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dakshin Gulaichandi

Dakshin Gulaichandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gulaichandi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Gulaichandi from other places

Dakshin Gulaichandi lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 Gulaichandi
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 2.9 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gulaichandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 Gulaichandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gulaichandi village had a population of 1,581. That makes it the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Dakshin Gulaichandi village has 772 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gulaichandi has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gulaichandi is 743429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gulaichandi covers 52.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Gulaichandi falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gulaichandi is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dakshin Gulaichandi is about 26 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.

Dakshin Gulaichandi is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.5 km away. Basirhat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulai Chandi (under 2 km), Nimdari (2.8 km) and Balipur (5.7 km).

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

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