About Dakshin Gangadharpur Village

Dakshin Gangadharpur is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,738, made up of 6,956 males and 6,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gangadharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gangadharpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743399
Area (hectares)	956.8 hectares
Population	13,738
Male Population	6,956
Female Population	6,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gangadharpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gangadharpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 956.8 hectares work out to about 14 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 Gangadharpur

Dakshin Gangadharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gangadharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gangadharpur from other places

Dakshin Gangadharpur lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 10 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 Gangadharpur
Nearest railway station	Karanjali	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	21 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	23 km
Nearest town	Haldia	24 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gangadharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gangadharpur village had a population of 13,738. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Dakshin Gangadharpur village has 6,956 males and 6,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gangadharpur 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 Gangadharpur is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gangadharpur covers 956.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Gangadharpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gangadharpur is Karanjali, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Gangadharpur.

Dakshin Gangadharpur is about 23 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 Gangadharpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 10 km away. Patharpratima is about 21 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Madhusudanpur (under 2 km), Nilerat (1.6 km) and Malaya (2.3 km).

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