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About Dakshinsol Village

Dakshinsol is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 258 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.88 hectares hectares.

Dakshinsol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinsol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Area (hectares) 148.88 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 258
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Dakshinsol compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinsol is the 123rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 148.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 988.

Getting to Dakshinsol

Dakshinsol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshinsol 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 Chillapara, Chingrisol, Chuasol 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 Dakshinsol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinsol village had a population of 495. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Dakshinsol village has 258 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinsol has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Dakshinsol covers 148.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshinsol falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshinsol 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 Dakshinsol.

Dakshinsol is in Salbani 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 Dakshinsol today is likely to be higher.

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