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About Dakshin Raypur Village

Dakshin Raypur 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 9,858, made up of 5,039 males and 4,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Raypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Raypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 927.2 hectares
Population 9,858
Male Population 5,039
Female Population 4,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Raypur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Raypur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 927.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakshin Raypur

Dakshin Raypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Raypur as Available within <5 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 Raypur from other places

Dakshin Raypur lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 14 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 Raypur
Nearest railway station Karanjali 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 23 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Raypur

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 Raypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Raypur village had a population of 9,858. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Dakshin Raypur village has 5,039 males and 4,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Raypur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Raypur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Raypur covers 927.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Raypur is Karanjali, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Raypur.

Dakshin Raypur is about 22 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 Raypur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 14 km away. Patharpratima is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abad Gangadharpur (1.8 km), Piprakhali (2.1 km) and Dakshin Durgapur (3.4 km).

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

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