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About Dakshin Harsha Chak Village

Dakshin Harsha Chak is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 172 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Harsha Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Harsha Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 32.51 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 172
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Harsha Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Harsha Chak is the 131st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 32.51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dakshin Harsha Chak

Dakshin Harsha Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Harsha Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Harsha Chak from other places

Dakshin Harsha Chak 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 Harsha Chak
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 Harsha Chak

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 Harsha Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Harsha Chak village had a population of 360. That makes it the 131st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Dakshin Harsha Chak village has 172 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Harsha Chak has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Harsha Chak is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Harsha Chak covers 32.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Harsha Chak 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Harsha Chak.

Dakshin Harsha Chak 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 Harsha Chak 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 Amtalia (under 2 km) and Dakshin Deulpota (under 2 km).

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

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