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About Dakshin Raypur Village

Dakshin Raypur is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 333 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Raypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 42.97 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 333
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Dakshin Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Raypur is the 116th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 42.97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dakshin Raypur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Raypur 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 Dakshin Raypur from other places

Dakshin Raypur lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about 1.7 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Kulpi 1.7 km
Nearest town Haldia 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Raypur

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 Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Raypur village had a population of 627. That makes it the 116th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Dakshin Raypur village has 333 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Raypur has about 883 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 Raypur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Raypur covers 42.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Raypur is Kulpi, about 1.7 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 Dakshin Raypur.

Dakshin Raypur is about 19 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 Raypur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about 1.7 km away. Haldia is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patpukhuria (under 2 km), Pashchim Shrinagar (under 2 km) and Kalibere (under 2 km).

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

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