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About Dakshine Kathalbari Village

Dakshine Kathalbari is a small village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 100 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshine Kathalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshine Kathalbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 37.63 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 100
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Dakshine Kathalbari compares

By the 2011 count Dakshine Kathalbari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 37.63 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dakshine Kathalbari

Dakshine Kathalbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshine Kathalbari 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 Dakshine Kathalbari from other places

Dakshine Kathalbari lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanganj, about 6.1 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 Dakshine Kathalbari
Nearest railway station Kishanganj 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshine Kathalbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Dakshine Kathalbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshine Kathalbari village had a population of 203. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dakshine Kathalbari village has 100 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshine Kathalbari has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dakshine Kathalbari is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshine Kathalbari covers 37.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshine Kathalbari falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshine Kathalbari is Kishanganj, about 6.1 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 Dakshine Kathalbari.

Dakshine Kathalbari is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshine Kathalbari is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 6.1 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Kathalbari (under 2 km), Jaingaon (under 2 km) and Purbba Banwari (2.4 km).

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

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