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About Dakshin Khayerpur Village

Dakshin Khayerpur is a mid sized village in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 356 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khayerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khayerpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar II
Pincode 700135
Area (hectares) 52.46 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 356
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Khayerpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khayerpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 52.46 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Khayerpur

Dakshin Khayerpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Khayerpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khayerpur from other places

Dakshin Khayerpur lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about 1.7 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 Khayerpur
Nearest railway station Kulpi 1.7 km
Nearest town Haldia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar II 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Khayerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khayerpur village had a population of 657. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Dakshin Khayerpur village has 356 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khayerpur has about 846 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 Khayerpur is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khayerpur covers 52.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Khayerpur falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Khayerpur is Kulpi, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Khayerpur.

Dakshin Khayerpur is about 19 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 Khayerpur is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about 1.7 km away. Haldia is about 15 km away. Bhangar II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gazipur (8.6 km), Uttar Kathalia (12 km) and Raghunathpur (15 km).

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

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