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About Dakshin Kontai Village

Dakshin Kontai is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 89 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kontai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kontai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 18.28 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 89
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Kontai compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kontai is the 359th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 18.28 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dakshin Kontai

Dakshin Kontai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kontai 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 Daishanda, Dakibhara, Dakshin Bhetia and Dakshin Dhanswari. 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 Kontai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kontai village had a population of 172. That makes it the 359th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Dakshin Kontai village has 89 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kontai has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kontai is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kontai covers 18.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kontai falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Kontai 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 Kontai.

Dakshin Kontai is in Narayangarh 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 Kontai today is likely to be higher.

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