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About Dakshin Rajapur Village

Dakshin Rajapur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,865, made up of 1,425 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Rajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Rajapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743507
Area (hectares) 100.12 hectares
Population 2,865
Male Population 1,425
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Rajapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Rajapur is the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 100.12 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Rajapur

Dakshin Rajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Rajapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rajapur from other places

Dakshin Rajapur lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 6.9 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 Rajapur
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 6.9 km
Nearest town Canning 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Rajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Rajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Rajapur village had a population of 2,865. That makes it the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Dakshin Rajapur village has 1,425 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Rajapur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Rajapur is 743507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Rajapur covers 100.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Rajapur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Rajapur is Ghutiari Sharif, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Rajapur.

Dakshin Rajapur is about 34 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 Rajapur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 6.9 km away. Canning is about 15 km away. Bhangar I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashinathpur (under 2 km), Bakri (1.7 km) and Jalalabad (2.5 km).

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

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