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About Dakshin Kashinagar Village

Dakshin Kashinagar 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 5,454, made up of 2,809 males and 2,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kashinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kashinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743383
Area (hectares) 665.3 hectares
Population 5,454
Male Population 2,809
Female Population 2,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kashinagar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kashinagar is the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 665.3 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshin Kashinagar

Dakshin Kashinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kashinagar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kashinagar from other places

Dakshin Kashinagar lies about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 25 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 Kashinagar
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 14 km
Nearest railway station Ukilerhat 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 36 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 37 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kashinagar

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Kashinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kashinagar village had a population of 5,454. That makes it the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Dakshin Kashinagar village has 2,809 males and 2,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kashinagar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kashinagar is 743383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kashinagar covers 665.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kashinagar is Ukilerhat, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kashinagar.

Dakshin Kashinagar is about 36 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 Kashinagar is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 14 km away. Ukilerhat is about 25 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmi Janardanpur (2.6 km), Purba Surendranagar (3.0 km) and Heramba Gopalpur (3.2 km).

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

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