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About Dakshin Pankhai Village

Dakshin Pankhai is a small village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 79 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Pankhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Pankhai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 6.5 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 79
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Pankhai compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Pankhai is the 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 6.5 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshin Pankhai

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

Dakshin Pankhai 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 Pankhai
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 Pankhai

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 Pankhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Pankhai village had a population of 169. That makes it the 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Dakshin Pankhai village has 79 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Pankhai has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Dakshin Pankhai covers 6.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Pankhai 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Pankhai.

Dakshin Pankhai 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 Pankhai 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 Ali Chak (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 Pankhai today is likely to be higher.

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