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About Dakshin Ramchak Village

Dakshin Ramchak is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 248 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ramchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ramchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 43.43 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 248
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Ramchak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ramchak is the 130th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 43.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Ramchak

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

How far is Dakshin Ramchak from other places

Dakshin Ramchak 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 Ramchak
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 Ramchak

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Ramchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ramchak village had a population of 474. That makes it the 130th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dakshin Ramchak village has 248 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ramchak has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Ramchak is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ramchak covers 43.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ramchak is Haldia, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dakshin Ramchak.

Dakshin Ramchak 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 Ramchak 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 Charai Khia (under 2 km), Dakshin Dauki (under 2 km) and Dakshin Gobinda Pur (under 2 km).

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

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