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About Dakshin Kasipur Village

Dakshin Kasipur 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 2,451, made up of 1,243 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kasipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kasipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 117.74 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kasipur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kasipur is the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 117.74 hectares work out to about 21 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 946.

Getting to Dakshin Kasipur

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

Dakshin Kasipur lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Piali, about 7.3 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 Kasipur
Nearest railway station Piali 7.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 35 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kasipur

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 Kasipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kasipur village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Dakshin Kasipur village has 1,243 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kasipur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kasipur is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kasipur covers 117.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kasipur is Piali, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Dakshin Kasipur.

Dakshin Kasipur is about 35 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 Kasipur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Piali is about 7.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 13 km away. Bhangar I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dari Madhabpur (under 2 km), Jalalabad (under 2 km) and Kashinathpur (1.8 km).

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

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