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About Dakshin Mechgram Village

Dakshin Mechgram is a large village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,832, made up of 1,429 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mechgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mechgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 241.43 hectares
Population 2,832
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Mechgram compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mechgram is the 13th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 241.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Mechgram

Dakshin Mechgram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mechgram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Arjjunda, Dakshin Barhat, Dakshin Chan Chiara and Dakshin Katal. 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 Mechgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mechgram village had a population of 2,832. That makes it the 13th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dakshin Mechgram village has 1,429 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mechgram has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dakshin Mechgram covers 241.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dakshin Mechgram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Mechgram.

Dakshin Mechgram 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 Mechgram today is likely to be higher.

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