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About Purbba Dakshinmayna Village

Purbba Dakshinmayna is one of the larger villages in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,491, made up of 3,784 males and 3,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Dakshinmayna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Dakshinmayna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721629
Area (hectares) 503.81 hectares
Population 7,491
Male Population 3,784
Female Population 3,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Purbba Dakshinmayna compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Dakshinmayna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 503.81 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Purbba Dakshinmayna

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

Purbba Dakshinmayna 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 Purbba Dakshinmayna
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 Purbba Dakshinmayna

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 Purbba Dakshinmayna

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Dakshinmayna village had a population of 7,491. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Purbba Dakshinmayna village has 3,784 males and 3,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Dakshinmayna has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Purbba Dakshinmayna covers 503.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purbba Dakshinmayna 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 Purbba Dakshinmayna.

Purbba Dakshinmayna 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.

Purbba Dakshinmayna 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 Purbba Dakshinmayna today is likely to be higher.

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