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About Dakshin Jharia Village

Dakshin Jharia is a small village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Jharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 138.89 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Jharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 138.89 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dakshin Jharia

Dakshin Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Jharia as Available within 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 Chak Sundar, Chandipur, Chandpur and Dadpur. 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 Jharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Jharia village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Dakshin Jharia village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Jharia has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Jharia is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Jharia covers 138.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Jharia falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Jharia 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 km distance for Dakshin Jharia.

Dakshin Jharia is in Daspur 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 Dakshin Jharia today is likely to be higher.

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