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About Dakshinjharia Village

Dakshinjharia is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 10 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinjharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinjharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 16.1 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 10
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,700
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshinjharia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinjharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 16.1 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dakshinjharia

Dakshinjharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshinjharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chounrichak, Chunpara Kharida, D0mgaria and Daimang Chak. 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 Dakshinjharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinjharia village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Dakshinjharia village has 10 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinjharia has about 1700 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinjharia is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinjharia covers 16.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshinjharia falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshinjharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dakshinjharia.

Dakshinjharia is in Kharagpur 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 Dakshinjharia today is likely to be higher.

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