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About Dakshin Damodarpur Village

Dakshin Damodarpur is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,503, made up of 1,312 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721652, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Damodarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721652
Area (hectares) 146.64 hectares
Population 2,503
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Damodarpur is the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 146.64 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dakshin Damodarpur

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

Dakshin Damodarpur 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 Damodarpur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Damodarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Damodarpur village had a population of 2,503. That makes it the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dakshin Damodarpur village has 1,312 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Damodarpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Damodarpur is 721652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Damodarpur covers 146.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Damodarpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Damodarpur 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 Damodarpur.

Dakshin Damodarpur 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 Damodarpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 15 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 Dhalhara (under 2 km), Dakshin Gumai (under 2 km) and Dakshin Narikelda (under 2 km).

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

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