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About Darikrishnanagar Village

Darikrishnanagar is one of the larger villages in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,212, made up of 3,169 males and 3,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darikrishnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darikrishnanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 334.51 hectares
Population 6,212
Male Population 3,169
Female Population 3,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darikrishnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Darikrishnanagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 334.51 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Darikrishnanagar

Darikrishnanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darikrishnanagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darikrishnanagar from other places

Darikrishnanagar lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Darikrishnanagar
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Darikrishnanagar

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 Darikrishnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Darikrishnanagar village had a population of 6,212. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Darikrishnanagar village has 3,169 males and 3,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darikrishnanagar has about 960 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Darikrishnanagar is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darikrishnanagar covers 334.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Darikrishnanagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Darikrishnanagar.

Darikrishnanagar is about 25 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.

Darikrishnanagar is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 3.8 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 25 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khorda Sadasibpur (under 2 km), Parulia (under 2 km) and Jangalpara (1.6 km).

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

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