About Dakshin Kalamdan Village

Dakshin Kalamdan is a large village in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,910, made up of 2,000 males and 1,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kalamdan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kalamdan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri I
Pincode	721430
Area (hectares)	564.68 hectares
Population	3,910
Male Population	2,000
Female Population	1,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kalamdan compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kalamdan is the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 564.68 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Kalamdan

Dakshin Kalamdan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kalamdan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalamdan from other places

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

Villages closest to Dakshin Kalamdan

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Kalamdan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kalamdan village had a population of 3,910. That makes it the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Dakshin Kalamdan village has 2,000 males and 1,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kalamdan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kalamdan is 721430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kalamdan covers 564.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kalamdan falls under Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kalamdan 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Kalamdan.

Dakshin Kalamdan 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 Kalamdan is in Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Khejuri I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.