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About Dakshin Kotagaon Village

Dakshin Kotagaon is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 540 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kotagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kotagaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 101.67 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 540
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kotagaon compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kotagaon is the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 101.67 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dakshin Kotagaon

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kotagaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kotagaon from other places

Dakshin Kotagaon lies about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 Dakshin Kotagaon
Nearest railway station Dhachna 2.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kotagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 Kotagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kotagaon village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 55th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Dakshin Kotagaon village has 540 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kotagaon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kotagaon is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kotagaon covers 101.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Kotagaon falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kotagaon is Dhachna, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Kotagaon.

Dakshin Kotagaon is about 30 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 Kotagaon is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 2.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Hemtabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantakota (under 2 km), Uttar Kotagaon (under 2 km) and Minapara (2.1 km).

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

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