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About Dahipal Village

Dahipal is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 304 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahipal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahipal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 137.49 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 304
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahipal compares

By the 2011 count Dahipal is the 56th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 137.49 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dahipal

Dahipal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahipal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chiladan, Chirakuti, Chuapal and Chunpara. 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 Dahipal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahipal village had a population of 586. That makes it the 56th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dahipal village has 304 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahipal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dahipal is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahipal covers 137.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahipal falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dahipal 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 village for Dahipal.

Dahipal is in Sankrail 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 Dahipal today is likely to be higher.

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