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About Dakshin Paikbar Village

Dakshin Paikbar 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 1,869, made up of 984 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721464, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Paikbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Paikbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721464
Area (hectares) 204.2 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 984
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Paikbar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Paikbar is the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 204.2 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 Paikbar

Dakshin Paikbar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Paikbar as Available within <5 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 Paikbar from other places

Dakshin Paikbar 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 Paikbar
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 Paikbar

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 Paikbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Paikbar village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Dakshin Paikbar village has 984 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Paikbar has about 899 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 Paikbar is 721464. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Paikbar covers 204.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Paikbar 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Paikbar.

Dakshin Paikbar 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 Paikbar 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 Paikbar today is likely to be higher.

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