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About Dakshin Raghunathpur Village

Dakshin Raghunathpur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 365 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Raghunathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Raghunathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 80.72 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 365
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Raghunathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Raghunathpur is the 79th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 80.72 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dakshin Raghunathpur

Dakshin Raghunathpur 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 Raghunathpur 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 Raghunathpur from other places

Dakshin Raghunathpur lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, 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 Raghunathpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Raghunathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 Raghunathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Raghunathpur village had a population of 694. That makes it the 79th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Dakshin Raghunathpur village has 365 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Raghunathpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Raghunathpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Raghunathpur covers 80.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Raghunathpur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Raghunathpur is Udairampur, 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 Raghunathpur.

Dakshin Raghunathpur 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 Raghunathpur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about under 2 km away. Mandirbazar is about 14 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 Krishnanagar (under 2 km), Purba Raipur (under 2 km) and Kalinga (under 2 km).

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

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