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About Dakshin Kundal Pukhar Village

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,103, made up of 2,177 males and 1,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kundal Pukhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 407.92 hectares
Population 4,103
Male Population 2,177
Female Population 1,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Kundal Pukhar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 407.92 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dakshin Kundal Pukhar

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kundal Pukhar 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 Kundal Pukhar from other places

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar lies about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 8.5 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 Kundal Pukhar
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 10 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 72 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kundal Pukhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chopra 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 Kundal Pukhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kundal Pukhar village had a population of 4,103. That makes it the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar village has 2,177 males and 1,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kundal Pukhar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar covers 407.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is Dhumdangi, about 8.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Kundal Pukhar.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kundal Pukhar is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 8.5 km away. Chopra is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariagaon (1.6 km), Uttar Besarbari (1.7 km) and Purba Ariagaon (1.9 km).

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

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