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About Hatgechhe Dakshin Village

Hatgechhe Dakshin 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 1,768, made up of 922 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.72 hectares hectares.

Hatgechhe Dakshin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatgechhe Dakshin village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Area (hectares) 104.72 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 922
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Hatgechhe Dakshin compares

By the 2011 count Hatgechhe Dakshin is the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 104.72 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 Hatgechhe Dakshin

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

Hatgechhe Dakshin 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 Hatgechhe Dakshin
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 Hatgechhe Dakshin

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 Hatgechhe Dakshin

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatgechhe Dakshin village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Hatgechhe Dakshin village has 922 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatgechhe Dakshin has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Hatgechhe Dakshin covers 104.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Hatgechhe Dakshin 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 Hatgechhe Dakshin.

Hatgechhe Dakshin 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.

Hatgechhe Dakshin 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 Hatgechhe Dakshin today is likely to be higher.

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