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About Dakshin Moyna Village

Dakshin Moyna is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,695, made up of 1,971 males and 1,724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Moyna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Moyna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 189.39 hectares
Population 3,695
Male Population 1,971
Female Population 1,724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Moyna compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Moyna is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 189.39 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dakshin Moyna

Dakshin Moyna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Moyna 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 Moyna from other places

Dakshin Moyna 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 Moyna
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 Moyna

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 Moyna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Moyna village had a population of 3,695. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Dakshin Moyna village has 1,971 males and 1,724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Moyna has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Dakshin Moyna covers 189.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Moyna 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 Moyna.

Dakshin Moyna 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 Moyna 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 Ankha (under 2 km), Dakshin Chanra Chak (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 Moyna today is likely to be higher.

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