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About Dakshin Danrya Village

Dakshin Danrya 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 1,326, made up of 677 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Danrya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Danrya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721143
Area (hectares) 86.25 hectares
Population 1,326
Male Population 677
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Danrya compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Danrya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 86.25 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dakshin Danrya

Dakshin Danrya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Danrya as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Danrya from other places

Dakshin Danrya lies about 74 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dakshin Danrya
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 74 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Danrya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

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 Danrya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Danrya village had a population of 1,326. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dakshin Danrya village has 677 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Danrya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Danrya is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Danrya covers 86.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Danrya is Fuleswar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Dakshin Danrya.

Dakshin Danrya is about 74 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Danrya is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kultikri (under 2 km), Itamaria (1.5 km) and Shimulia (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Danrya today is likely to be higher.

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