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About Dakshin Santoshpur Village

Dakshin Santoshpur is a small village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 141 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Santoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Santoshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 700141
Area (hectares) 72.62 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 141
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Santoshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 72.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Santoshpur

Dakshin Santoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Santoshpur 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 Santoshpur from other places

Dakshin Santoshpur lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 14 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 Santoshpur
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Santoshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Santoshpur village had a population of 278. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Dakshin Santoshpur village has 141 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Santoshpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Santoshpur is 700141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Santoshpur covers 72.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Santoshpur falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Santoshpur is Fuleswar, about 14 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 Santoshpur.

Dakshin Santoshpur is about 32 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 Santoshpur is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 14 km away. Budge Budge II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Neiya (under 2 km) and Talmaria (under 2 km).

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

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