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About Dakshin Basulipat Village

Dakshin Basulipat is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 464 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Basulipat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Basulipat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 39.77 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 464
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Basulipat compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Basulipat is the 72nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 39.77 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Basulipat

Dakshin Basulipat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Basulipat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basulipat from other places

Dakshin Basulipat lies about 14 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.0 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 Basulipat
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 14 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 14 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Basulipat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar I 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 Basulipat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Basulipat village had a population of 909. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Dakshin Basulipat village has 464 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Basulipat has about 959 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Basulipat is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Basulipat covers 39.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Basulipat falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Basulipat is Haldia, about 5.0 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 km distance for Dakshin Basulipat.

Dakshin Basulipat is about 14 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 Basulipat is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 5.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.0 km away. Ramnagar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Basulipat (under 2 km), Biswanathpur (3.5 km) and Haldia (5.3 km).

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

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