About Dakshin Shibganj Village

Dakshin Shibganj 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 5,828, made up of 3,002 males and 2,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Shibganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Shibganj village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743349
Area (hectares)	598.53 hectares
Population	5,828
Male Population	3,002
Female Population	2,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Shibganj compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Shibganj is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 598.53 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 Shibganj

Dakshin Shibganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Shibganj 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 Shibganj from other places

Dakshin Shibganj lies about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 13 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 Shibganj
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Namkhana	13 km
Nearest town	Haldia	40 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	43 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Shibganj

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 Shibganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Shibganj village had a population of 5,828. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Dakshin Shibganj village has 3,002 males and 2,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Shibganj has about 941 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 Shibganj is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Shibganj covers 598.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Shibganj is Namkhana, about 13 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 Shibganj.

Dakshin Shibganj is about 43 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 Shibganj is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about under 2 km away. Namkhana is about 13 km away. Haldia is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.