About Dakshin Chandranagar Village

Dakshin Chandranagar is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,719, made up of 2,896 males and 2,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Chandranagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Chandranagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Namkhana
Pincode	743357
Area (hectares)	753.23 hectares
Population	5,719
Male Population	2,896
Female Population	2,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Chandranagar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Chandranagar is the 16th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 753.23 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshin Chandranagar

Dakshin Chandranagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Chandranagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Chandranagar from other places

Dakshin Chandranagar lies about 55 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Chandranagar
Tehsil headquarters	Namkhana	8.6 km
Nearest town	Haldia	44 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	55 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Chandranagar

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Chandranagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Chandranagar village had a population of 5,719. That makes it the 16th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Dakshin Chandranagar village has 2,896 males and 2,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Chandranagar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Chandranagar is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Chandranagar covers 753.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Chandranagar falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Chandranagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Chandranagar.

Dakshin Chandranagar is about 55 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 Chandranagar is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 8.6 km away. Haldia is about 44 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Chandanpiri (2.1 km), Sibrampur (3.1 km) and Rajnagar (3.2 km).

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