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About Doyan Village

Doyan is a mid sized village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 359 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doyan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 57.47 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 359
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Doyan compares

By the 2011 count Doyan is the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 57.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Doyan

Doyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doyan 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. The nearest villages by name are Daulatpur, Dhuledanga, Dianpur and Dingal. 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 Doyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Doyan village had a population of 695. That makes it the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Doyan village has 359 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doyan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Doyan is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doyan covers 57.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doyan falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Doyan notes the nearest railway station 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 Doyan.

Doyan is in Chandrakona I 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 Doyan today is likely to be higher.

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