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About Dakshinharkuli Village

Dakshinharkuli is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,858, made up of 1,990 males and 1,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinharkuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinharkuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 189.24 hectares
Population 3,858
Male Population 1,990
Female Population 1,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Dakshinharkuli compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinharkuli is the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 189.24 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dakshinharkuli

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

Dakshinharkuli 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 Dakshinharkuli
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 Dakshinharkuli

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 Dakshinharkuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinharkuli village had a population of 3,858. That makes it the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Dakshinharkuli village has 1,990 males and 1,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinharkuli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Dakshinharkuli covers 189.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshinharkuli 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 Dakshinharkuli.

Dakshinharkuli 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.

Dakshinharkuli 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 Dakshin Moyna (under 2 km).

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

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