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About Dakshin Ghola Village

Dakshin Ghola is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,434 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ghola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 156.61 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Ghola compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ghola is the 35th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 156.61 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dakshin Ghola

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

Dakshin Ghola lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 4.1 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 Ghola
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola 4.1 km
Nearest town Canning 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Ghola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Ghola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ghola village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 35th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Dakshin Ghola village has 1,434 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ghola has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Ghola is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ghola covers 156.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Ghola falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ghola is Betberia Ghola, about 4.1 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 Ghola.

Dakshin Ghola is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Ghola is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 4.1 km away. Canning is about 9.8 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jelerhat (under 2 km), Harimul (under 2 km) and Purba Mallikpur (under 2 km).

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

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