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About Dakshin Purushottampur Village

Dakshin Purushottampur is a large village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,255 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Purushottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Purushottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 993.1 hectares
Population 2,394
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Purushottampur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Purushottampur is the 19th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 993.1 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Purushottampur

Dakshin Purushottampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Purushottampur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Purushottampur from other places

Dakshin Purushottampur 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 Purushottampur
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 Purushottampur

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 Purushottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Purushottampur village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 19th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Dakshin Purushottampur village has 1,255 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Purushottampur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Purushottampur is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Purushottampur covers 993.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Purushottampur 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 km distance for Dakshin Purushottampur.

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

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