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About Dakshin Diarak Village

Dakshin Diarak is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 1,033 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Diarak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Diarak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 136.59 hectares
Population 1,953
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Diarak compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Diarak is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 136.59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Diarak

Dakshin Diarak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Diarak as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Diarak from other places

Dakshin Diarak lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 3.1 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 Diarak
Nearest railway station Netra 3.1 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Diarak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Diarak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Diarak village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Dakshin Diarak village has 1,033 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Diarak has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Diarak is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Diarak covers 136.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Diarak falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Diarak is Netra, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Diarak.

Dakshin Diarak is about 17 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 Diarak is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 3.1 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.9 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Durgapur (under 2 km), Radhaballabhpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Diarak (under 2 km).

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

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