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About Dakshin Dhekia Village

Dakshin Dhekia is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 441 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dhekia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dhekia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 113.19 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 441
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Dhekia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dhekia is the 57th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 113.19 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dakshin Dhekia

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Dhekia 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Charkhi, Chaupanya, Chenga Benga and Chhota Kalankai. 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 Dhekia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dhekia village had a population of 874. That makes it the 57th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Dakshin Dhekia village has 441 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dhekia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dhekia is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dhekia covers 113.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Dhekia falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Dhekia notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Dakshin Dhekia.

Dakshin Dhekia is in Kharagpur 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 Dakshin Dhekia today is likely to be higher.

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