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About Dakshin Sarai Village

Dakshin Sarai is one of the larger villages in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,285, made up of 2,819 males and 2,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sarai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743704
Area (hectares) 239.96 hectares
Population 5,285
Male Population 2,819
Female Population 2,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sarai is the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 239.96 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dakshin Sarai

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Sarai as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Sarai from other places

Dakshin Sarai lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.3 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 Sarai
Nearest railway station Guma 3.3 km
Nearest town Hābra 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sarai village had a population of 5,285. That makes it the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Dakshin Sarai village has 2,819 males and 2,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sarai has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sarai is 743704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sarai covers 239.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Sarai falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sarai is Guma, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dakshin Sarai is about 16 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 Sarai is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 3.3 km away. Hābra is about 5.9 km away. Habra I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichhapur (1.7 km), Maligram (1.9 km) and Lakshmipul (3.8 km).

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

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