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About Dakshin Dhalhara Village

Dakshin Dhalhara is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 804 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dhalhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dhalhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 90.32 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 804
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Dhalhara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dhalhara is the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 90.32 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dakshin Dhalhara

Dakshin Dhalhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Dhalhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Dhalhara from other places

Dakshin Dhalhara 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 Dhalhara
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 Dhalhara

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 Dhalhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dhalhara village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dakshin Dhalhara village has 804 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dhalhara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dhalhara is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dhalhara covers 90.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dhalhara is Haldia, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Dhalhara.

Dakshin Dhalhara 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 Dhalhara 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 Damodarpur (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 Dhalhara today is likely to be higher.

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