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About Dakshin Krishnapur Village

Dakshin Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 449 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 449
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Krishnapur is the 67th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 47.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dakshin Krishnapur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Krishnapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Krishnapur from other places

Dakshin Krishnapur lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about under 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 Dakshin Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Deula under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Krishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat 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 Dakshin Krishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Krishnapur village had a population of 888. That makes it the 67th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Dakshin Krishnapur village has 449 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Krishnapur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Krishnapur is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Krishnapur covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Krishnapur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Krishnapur is Deula, about under 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Krishnapur.

Dakshin Krishnapur is about 13 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 Krishnapur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 10 km away. Magrahat I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deula (under 2 km), Khalilpur (under 2 km) and Nazra (1.5 km).

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

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