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About Dahachoraq Village

Dahachoraq is a small village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 32 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahachoraq Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahachoraq village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 50.85 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 32
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dahachoraq compares

By the 2011 count Dahachoraq is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 50.85 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dahachoraq

The census records public bus service for Dahachoraq 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahachoraq from other places

Dahachoraq lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 2.2 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 Dahachoraq
Nearest railway station Karanjali 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 7.2 km
Nearest town Haldia 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Dahachoraq

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahachoraq village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Dahachoraq village has 32 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahachoraq has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dahachoraq is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahachoraq covers 50.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahachoraq falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dahachoraq is Karanjali, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dahachoraq.

Dahachoraq is about 22 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.

Dahachoraq is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 2.2 km away. Kulpi is about 7.2 km away. Haldia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabasenre (under 2 km), Molladanga (under 2 km) and Katabunia (under 2 km).

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

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