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About Dakshin Markundapur Village

Dakshin Markundapur is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 66 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Markundapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Markundapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 29.54 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 66
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dakshin Markundapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Markundapur is the 269th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 29.54 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dakshin Markundapur

Dakshin Markundapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Markundapur 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 Chaupanya, Chenga Benga, Chhota Kalankai and Chhota Kalankibatitaki. 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 Markundapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Markundapur village had a population of 129. That makes it the 269th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Dakshin Markundapur village has 66 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Markundapur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Dakshin Markundapur covers 29.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dakshin Markundapur 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 Dakshin Markundapur.

Dakshin Markundapur 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 Markundapur today is likely to be higher.

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