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About Dakshin Kalayanpur Village

Dakshin Kalayanpur is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 367 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kalayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kalayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721455
Area (hectares) 53.82 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 367
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kalayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kalayanpur is the 75th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 53.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Kalayanpur

Dakshin Kalayanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kalayanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kalayanpur from other places

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

Villages closest to Dakshin Kalayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kalayanpur village had a population of 711. That makes it the 75th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Dakshin Kalayanpur village has 367 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kalayanpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kalayanpur is 721455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kalayanpur covers 53.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kalayanpur falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kalayanpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kalayanpur.

Dakshin Kalayanpur 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 Kalayanpur is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Ramnagar 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 Maithuna (under 2 km), Dakshin Purushottampur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Shitala (under 2 km).

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

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