About Dakshin Battala Village

Dakshin Battala is a mid sized village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 954 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Battala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Battala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743312
Area (hectares)	179.15 hectares
Population	1,832
Male Population	954
Female Population	878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Battala compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Battala is the 57th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 179.15 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dakshin Battala

Dakshin Battala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Battala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Battala from other places

Dakshin Battala lies about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 17 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 Battala
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	17 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	36 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Battala

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Battala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Battala village had a population of 1,832. That makes it the 57th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Dakshin Battala village has 954 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Battala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Battala is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Battala covers 179.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Battala falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Battala is Canning, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Battala.

Dakshin Battala is about 36 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 Battala is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 5.3 km away. Canning is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.