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About Dakshin Padma Village

Dakshin Padma 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 1,060, made up of 566 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Padma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Padma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 132.31 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 566
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Padma compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Padma is the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 132.31 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dakshin Padma

Dakshin Padma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Padma as Available within 5 - 10 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 Padma from other places

Dakshin Padma lies about 15 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 Padma
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 3.1 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 15 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Padma

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Padma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Padma village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Dakshin Padma village has 566 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Padma has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

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

Dakshin Padma covers 132.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Padma is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 km distance for Dakshin Padma.

Dakshin Padma is about 15 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 Padma is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 3.1 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Egra II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badalpur (under 2 km), Uttar Padma (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (10 km).

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

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