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About Dakhin Kiyakhali Village

Dakhin Kiyakhali is a small village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 17 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721646, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhin Kiyakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhin Kiyakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram II
Pincode 721646
Area (hectares) 20.27 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 17
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakhin Kiyakhali compares

By the 2011 count Dakhin Kiyakhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 20.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakhin Kiyakhali

Dakhin Kiyakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakhin Kiyakhali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dakhin Kiyakhali from other places

Dakhin Kiyakhali 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 Dakhin Kiyakhali
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakhin Kiyakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram II 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 Dakhin Kiyakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhin Kiyakhali village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Dakhin Kiyakhali village has 17 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhin Kiyakhali has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakhin Kiyakhali is 721646. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhin Kiyakhali covers 20.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakhin Kiyakhali falls under Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakhin Kiyakhali 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakhin Kiyakhali.

Dakhin Kiyakhali 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.

Dakhin Kiyakhali is in Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Nandigram II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Monoharpur (5.9 km), Jayanpur (11 km) and Gopalpur (11 km).

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

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