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About Dakshin Katal Village

Dakshin Katal 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 855, made up of 441 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Katal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Katal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 103.08 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 441
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Katal compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Katal is the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 103.08 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Katal

Dakshin Katal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Katal 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. The nearest villages by name are Chiara, Dabuapukur, Dakshin Arjjunda and Dakshin Barhat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Katal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Katal village had a population of 855. That makes it the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dakshin Katal village has 441 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Katal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dakshin Katal covers 103.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dakshin Katal notes the nearest railway station 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 Katal.

Dakshin Katal is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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