About Dakshin Charai Khia Village

Dakshin Charai Khia is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 880 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Charai Khia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Charai Khia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721452
Area (hectares)	133.55 hectares
Population	1,738
Male Population	880
Female Population	858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Charai Khia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Charai Khia is the 19th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 133.55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Charai Khia

Dakshin Charai Khia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Charai Khia as Available within village. 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 Charai Khia from other places

Dakshin Charai Khia 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 Charai Khia
Nearest town	Monoharpur	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Haldia	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Contai I	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Charai Khia

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Charai Khia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Charai Khia village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 19th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dakshin Charai Khia village has 880 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Charai Khia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Charai Khia is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Charai Khia covers 133.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Charai Khia falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Charai Khia 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Charai Khia.

Dakshin Charai Khia 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 Charai Khia is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Contai I 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 Dauki (under 2 km), Dakshin Gobinda Pur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Gopinathpur (under 2 km).

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