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About Dakhinbahal Village

Dakhinbahal is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 565 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhinbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhinbahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723147
Area (hectares) 82.15 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 565
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakhinbahal compares

By the 2011 count Dakhinbahal is the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 82.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dakhinbahal

Dakhinbahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakhinbahal 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Chanchra, Chirumacha, Chitarpoka and Chunardi Alias Nakrakura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakhinbahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhinbahal village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Dakhinbahal village has 565 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhinbahal has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dakhinbahal is 723147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhinbahal covers 82.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhinbahal falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakhinbahal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dakhinbahal.

Dakhinbahal is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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