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About Dakshin Burijor Village

Dakshin Burijor is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 351 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Burijor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Burijor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 63.69 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 351
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Burijor compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Burijor is the 88th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 63.69 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dakshin Burijor

Dakshin Burijor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Burijor as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Burijor from other places

Dakshin Burijor 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 Dakshin Burijor
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Burijor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur 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 Dakshin Burijor

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Burijor village had a population of 685. That makes it the 88th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Dakshin Burijor village has 351 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Burijor has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Burijor is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Burijor covers 63.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Burijor falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Burijor 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Burijor.

Dakshin Burijor 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.

Dakshin Burijor is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Potashpur 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 Dakshin Itabere (under 2 km), Bamunda (4.3 km) and Khatibar (6.9 km).

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

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