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About Dakshin Mathura Village

Dakshin Mathura is a small village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 134 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mathura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721166
Area (hectares) 40.29 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 134
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Mathura compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mathura is the 194th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 40.29 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Mathura

Dakshin Mathura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mathura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mathura from other places

Dakshin Mathura lies about 51 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 17 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 Mathura
Nearest town Egra 15 km
Nearest railway station Henria 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 20 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 51 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sabang 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 Mathura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mathura village had a population of 269. That makes it the 194th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Dakshin Mathura village has 134 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mathura has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Mathura is 721166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Mathura covers 40.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Mathura falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Mathura is Henria, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Mathura.

Dakshin Mathura is about 51 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 Mathura is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Egra is about 15 km away. Henria is about 17 km away. Sabang is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Mathura (under 2 km), Parashpur (10 km) and Bar Sahara (13 km).

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

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