About Dakshin Choumukh Village

Dakshin Choumukh is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 336 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Choumukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Choumukh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra II
Pincode	721422
Area (hectares)	49.63 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	336
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Dakshin Choumukh compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Choumukh is the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 49.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dakshin Choumukh

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

Dakshin Choumukh lies about 29 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 14 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 Choumukh
Nearest town	Egra	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nachinda	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Egra II	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	29 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Choumukh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra II 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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Choumukh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Choumukh village had a population of 667. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Dakshin Choumukh village has 336 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Choumukh has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Choumukh is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Choumukh covers 49.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Choumukh falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Choumukh is Nachinda, about 14 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 Dakshin Choumukh.

Dakshin Choumukh is about 29 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 Choumukh is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Egra is about 9.7 km away. Nachinda is about 14 km away. Egra II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.