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About Dakshin Sautan Chak Village

Dakshin Sautan Chak 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 926, made up of 499 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721664, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sautan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sautan Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721664
Area (hectares) 63.91 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 499
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Sautan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sautan Chak is the 85th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 63.91 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dakshin Sautan Chak

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

Dakshin Sautan Chak 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 Sautan Chak
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 Sautan Chak

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 Sautan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sautan Chak village had a population of 926. That makes it the 85th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dakshin Sautan Chak village has 499 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sautan Chak has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sautan Chak is 721664. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sautan Chak covers 63.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sautan Chak 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 Sautan Chak.

Dakshin Sautan Chak 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 Sautan Chak 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 Sautan Chak today is likely to be higher.

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