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About Deshmul Village

Deshmul is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 157 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deshmul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshmul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 284.24 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 157
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deshmul compares

By the 2011 count Deshmul is the 183rd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 284.24 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Deshmul

Deshmul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Deshmul as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Dangarpara, Daribhadarpal, Darpashila and Darra. 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 Deshmul

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshmul village had a population of 302. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Deshmul village has 157 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshmul has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Deshmul is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deshmul covers 284.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deshmul falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Deshmul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Deshmul is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Deshmul today is likely to be higher.

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