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About Dakshin Usatpur Village

Dakshin Usatpur is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,409, made up of 1,764 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Usatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Usatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721627
Area (hectares) 173.52 hectares
Population 3,409
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Usatpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Usatpur is the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 173.52 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dakshin Usatpur

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

Dakshin Usatpur 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 Usatpur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahid Matangini 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Usatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahid Matangini 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 Usatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Usatpur village had a population of 3,409. That makes it the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Dakshin Usatpur village has 1,764 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Usatpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Usatpur is 721627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Usatpur covers 173.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Usatpur falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Usatpur 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 Usatpur.

Dakshin Usatpur 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 Usatpur is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Sahid Matangini 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 Barari (2.8 km), Raghunathpur (9.9 km) and New Char (12 km).

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

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