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About Dakshin Barhat Village

Dakshin Barhat is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 683 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Barhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Barhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 99.15 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 683
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Barhat compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Barhat is the 78th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 99.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Barhat

Dakshin Barhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Barhat as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barhat from other places

Dakshin Barhat lies about 15 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 Barhat
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 3.1 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Panskura 34 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Barhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panskura 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 Barhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Barhat village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 78th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dakshin Barhat village has 683 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Barhat has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Barhat is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Barhat covers 99.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Barhat falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Barhat is Nandakumar, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Barhat.

Dakshin Barhat is about 15 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 Barhat is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 3.1 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Purba Medinipur 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 Chan Chiara (under 2 km), Uttar Palsa (under 2 km) and Dakshin Maynadal (16 km).

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

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