About Dakshin Kaya Village

Dakshin Kaya 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 515, made up of 251 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kaya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Ramnagar I
Pincode	721441
Area (hectares)	23.47 hectares
Population	515
Male Population	251
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kaya compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kaya is the 105th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 23.47 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Kaya

Dakshin Kaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kaya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kaya from other places

Dakshin Kaya 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 Kaya
Nearest town	Monoharpur	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Haldia	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar I	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kaya

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.

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Common questions about Dakshin Kaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kaya village had a population of 515. That makes it the 105th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Dakshin Kaya village has 251 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kaya has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Dakshin Kaya covers 23.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

Dakshin Kaya 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 Kaya is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Ramnagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.