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About Darikautala Village

Darikautala is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,588, made up of 2,262 males and 2,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darikautala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darikautala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 349.9 hectares
Population 4,588
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 2,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darikautala compares

By the 2011 count Darikautala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 349.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Darikautala

Darikautala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darikautala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Darikautala from other places

Darikautala lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nischintapur Market, about 8.5 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 Darikautala
Nearest railway station Nischintapur Market 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 14 km
Nearest town Haldia 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Darikautala

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 Darikautala

As per the Census of India 2011, Darikautala village had a population of 4,588. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Darikautala village has 2,262 males and 2,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darikautala has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

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

Darikautala covers 349.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Darikautala is Nischintapur Market, about 8.5 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 village for Darikautala.

Darikautala is about 24 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.

Darikautala is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Nischintapur Market is about 8.5 km away. Kulpi is about 14 km away. Haldia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kautala (1.6 km), Lakshminarayanpur (1.9 km) and Gobindadebpur (2.6 km).

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

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