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About Dakshin Ankha Village

Dakshin Ankha is a mid sized village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,464, made up of 748 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ankha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ankha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 164.88 hectares
Population 1,464
Male Population 748
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Ankha compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ankha is the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 164.88 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dakshin Ankha

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

Dakshin Ankha 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 Ankha
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Ankha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ankha village had a population of 1,464. That makes it the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Dakshin Ankha village has 748 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ankha has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Ankha is 721629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ankha covers 164.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Ankha falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ankha 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 Ankha.

Dakshin Ankha 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 Ankha is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Moyna 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 Chanra Chak (under 2 km), Dakshin Moyna (under 2 km) and Dakshinharkuli (under 2 km).

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

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