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About Dakshin Kashi Village

Dakshin Kashi is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,490, made up of 2,295 males and 2,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kashi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 115.37 hectares
Population 4,490
Male Population 2,295
Female Population 2,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kashi compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kashi is the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 115.37 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dakshin Kashi

Dakshin Kashi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kashi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kashi from other places

Dakshin Kashi lies about 8.9 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, 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 Kashi
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 8.9 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.9 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.2 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kashi village had a population of 4,490. That makes it the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Dakshin Kashi village has 2,295 males and 2,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kashi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kashi is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kashi covers 115.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Kashi falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kashi is Bahirpuya Halt, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Kashi.

Dakshin Kashi is about 8.9 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 Kashi is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about under 2 km away. Magrahat II is about 8.9 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swangrampur (under 2 km), Mamudpur (under 2 km) and Sarbanandapur (under 2 km).

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

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