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About Dakshin Shukmajhi Village

Dakshin Shukmajhi is a small village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 217 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Shukmajhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Shukmajhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 25.47 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 217
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Shukmajhi compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Shukmajhi is the 126th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 25.47 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Shukmajhi

Dakshin Shukmajhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Shukmajhi as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Shukmajhi from other places

Dakshin Shukmajhi lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Shukmajhi
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Shukmajhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Shukmajhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Shukmajhi village had a population of 401. That makes it the 126th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Dakshin Shukmajhi village has 217 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Shukmajhi has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Shukmajhi is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Shukmajhi covers 25.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Shukmajhi falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Shukmajhi is Haldia, about 7.6 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 km distance for Dakshin Shukmajhi.

Dakshin Shukmajhi is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Shukmajhi is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Barbaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Baroj Part I (under 2 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part Ii (under 2 km).

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

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