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About Dakshin Narikelda Village

Dakshin Narikelda 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 3,270, made up of 1,665 males and 1,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Narikelda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Narikelda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 217.38 hectares
Population 3,270
Male Population 1,665
Female Population 1,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Narikelda compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Narikelda is the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 217.38 hectares work out to about 15 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 Narikelda

Dakshin Narikelda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Narikelda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Narikelda from other places

Dakshin Narikelda 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 Narikelda
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 Narikelda

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 Narikelda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Narikelda village had a population of 3,270. That makes it the 21st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dakshin Narikelda village has 1,665 males and 1,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Narikelda has about 964 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 Narikelda is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Narikelda covers 217.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Narikelda 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Narikelda.

Dakshin Narikelda 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 Narikelda 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 Dhalhara (under 2 km) and Dakshin Gumai (under 2 km).

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

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