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About Asda Dakshin Village

Asda Dakshin is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 614 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asda Dakshin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asda Dakshin village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 84.41 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 614
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asda Dakshin compares

By the 2011 count Asda Dakshin is the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 84.41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Asda Dakshin

Asda Dakshin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asda Dakshin as Available within 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 Asda Dakshin from other places

Asda Dakshin 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 Asda Dakshin
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Asda Dakshin

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra I 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 Asda Dakshin

As per the Census of India 2011, Asda Dakshin village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Asda Dakshin village has 614 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asda Dakshin has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Asda Dakshin is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asda Dakshin covers 84.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asda Dakshin falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Asda Dakshin 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.

Asda Dakshin is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Egra I 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 Gahabi (under 2 km), Bamunia (4.3 km) and Manika Dighi (4.3 km).

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

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