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About Dakshin Ballavpur Village

Dakshin Ballavpur 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 441, made up of 237 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ballavpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ballavpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 96.55 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 237
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Ballavpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ballavpur is the 135th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 96.55 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dakshin Ballavpur

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

Dakshin Ballavpur lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.3 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 Ballavpur
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 7.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Ballavpur

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 Dakshin Ballavpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ballavpur village had a population of 441. That makes it the 135th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Dakshin Ballavpur village has 237 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ballavpur has about 861 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 Dakshin Ballavpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ballavpur covers 96.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ballavpur is Lakshmikantapur, about 4.3 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 Ballavpur.

Dakshin Ballavpur is about 14 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 Ballavpur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 4.3 km away. Kulpi is about 7.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Banamalipur (under 2 km), Jamal (under 2 km) and Dakshin Narayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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