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About Dakshin Maithuna Village

Dakshin Maithuna 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 866, made up of 459 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Maithuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Maithuna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721433
Area (hectares) 72.03 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 459
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Maithuna compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Maithuna is the 63rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 72.03 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Maithuna

Dakshin Maithuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Maithuna 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 Maithuna from other places

Dakshin Maithuna 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 Maithuna
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 Maithuna

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 Maithuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Maithuna village had a population of 866. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Dakshin Maithuna village has 459 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Maithuna has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Maithuna is 721433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Maithuna covers 72.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Maithuna 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 Maithuna.

Dakshin Maithuna 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 Maithuna 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 Kalayanpur (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 Maithuna today is likely to be higher.

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