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About Dakshin Kanakpur Village

Dakshin Kanakpur is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,547, made up of 812 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kanakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743290
Area (hectares) 164.19 hectares
Population 1,547
Male Population 812
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kanakpur is the 97th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 164.19 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Kanakpur

Dakshin Kanakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kanakpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chitrangapur, Dakshin Baliadanga, Dakshin Bhabanipur and Dakshin Charuigachhi. 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 Dakshin Kanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kanakpur village had a population of 1,547. That makes it the 97th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Dakshin Kanakpur village has 812 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kanakpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kanakpur is 743290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kanakpur covers 164.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kanakpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Kanakpur 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Kanakpur.

Dakshin Kanakpur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dakshin Kanakpur today is likely to be higher.

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