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About Dakshin Kancheswar Village

Dakshin Kancheswar is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 280 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kancheswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kancheswar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 73.45 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 280
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kancheswar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kancheswar is the 101st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 73.45 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dakshin Kancheswar

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kancheswar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kancheswar from other places

Dakshin Kancheswar 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 Kancheswar
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kancheswar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kancheswar village had a population of 557. That makes it the 101st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dakshin Kancheswar village has 280 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kancheswar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kancheswar is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kancheswar covers 73.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kancheswar falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Dakshin Kancheswar 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 Kancheswar is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Contai III 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 Nischintapur (under 2 km), Dakshinpithulia (under 2 km) and Barabari (2.8 km).

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

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