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About Dakshin Gazipur Village

Dakshin Gazipur is a mid sized village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 350 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 41.9 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 350
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gazipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 41.9 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Gazipur

Dakshin Gazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gazipur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gazipur from other places

Dakshin Gazipur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about 2.5 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Kulpi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gazipur

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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gazipur village had a population of 664. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Dakshin Gazipur village has 350 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gazipur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gazipur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gazipur covers 41.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gazipur is Kulpi, about 2.5 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 village for Dakshin Gazipur.

Dakshin Gazipur is about 16 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 Gazipur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about 2.5 km away. Bhangar I is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhika (3.4 km), Padma Pukuria (5.4 km) and Durgapur (5.8 km).

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

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