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About Dahikunri Village

Dahikunri is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 176 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahikunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahikunri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 141.22 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 176
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Dahikunri compares

By the 2011 count Dahikunri is the 93rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 141.22 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dahikunri

Dahikunri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahikunri 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 Chhakudi, Chhatka, Chhota Malka and Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu. 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 Dahikunri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahikunri village had a population of 331. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Dahikunri village has 176 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahikunri has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dahikunri is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahikunri covers 141.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahikunri falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dahikunri 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 Dahikunri.

Dahikunri is in Jaipur 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 Dahikunri today is likely to be higher.

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