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About Dakshin Khotasur Village

Dakshin Khotasur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 840 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khotasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khotasur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 207.19 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 840
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Khotasur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khotasur is the 67th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 207.19 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dakshin Khotasur

Dakshin Khotasur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Khotasur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chunihar, Churakuti, Dakaita and Dakshin Basantapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khotasur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khotasur village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 67th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dakshin Khotasur village has 840 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khotasur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Khotasur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khotasur covers 207.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Khotasur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Khotasur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dakshin Khotasur.

Dakshin Khotasur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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