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About Dakshinpithulia Village

Dakshinpithulia 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 1,144, made up of 577 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinpithulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinpithulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 70.51 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 577
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Dakshinpithulia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinpithulia is the 37th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 70.51 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dakshinpithulia

Dakshinpithulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshinpithulia 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 Dakshinpithulia from other places

Dakshinpithulia 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 Dakshinpithulia
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 Dakshinpithulia

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 Dakshinpithulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinpithulia village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 37th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dakshinpithulia village has 577 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinpithulia has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinpithulia is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinpithulia covers 70.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshinpithulia 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 Dakshinpithulia.

Dakshinpithulia 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.

Dakshinpithulia 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 Kancheswar (under 2 km), Dakshin Nischintapur (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 Dakshinpithulia today is likely to be higher.

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