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About Dakshin Ali Chak Village

Dakshin Ali Chak is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 641 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ali Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ali Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 114.65 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 641
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Ali Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ali Chak is the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 114.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshin Ali Chak

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

Dakshin Ali Chak 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 Ali Chak
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 29 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Ali Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ali Chak village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Dakshin Ali Chak village has 641 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ali Chak has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Ali Chak is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ali Chak covers 114.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Ali Chak falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ali Chak 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 Dakshin Ali Chak.

Dakshin Ali Chak 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 Ali Chak is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Purba Medinipur 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 Pankhai (under 2 km), Alichak (2.3 km) and Arak Bari (2.8 km).

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

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