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About Dakshin Amtalia Village

Dakshin Amtalia is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 646 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Amtalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Amtalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 115.71 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 646
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Amtalia compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Amtalia is the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 115.71 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dakshin Amtalia

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

How far is Dakshin Amtalia from other places

Dakshin Amtalia 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 Amtalia
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Amtalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 Amtalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Amtalia village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 54th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Dakshin Amtalia village has 646 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Amtalia has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Amtalia is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Amtalia covers 115.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Amtalia falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Amtalia 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Amtalia.

Dakshin Amtalia 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 Amtalia is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Deshopran 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 Ada Berya (under 2 km), Dakshin Deulpota (under 2 km) and Dakshin Dihimukundapur (under 2 km).

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

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