About Dakshin Maheshpur Village

Dakshin Maheshpur is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 85 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733128
Area (hectares)	63.88 hectares
Population	168
Male Population	85
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Maheshpur is the 206th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 63.88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dakshin Maheshpur

Dakshin Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Maheshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maheshpur from other places

Dakshin Maheshpur lies about 71 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 9.9 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 Maheshpur
Nearest railway station	Gazole	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	18 km
Nearest town	Malda	32 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	71 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Maheshpur

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

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Common questions about Dakshin Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Maheshpur village had a population of 168. That makes it the 206th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Dakshin Maheshpur village has 85 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Maheshpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Maheshpur is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Maheshpur covers 63.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Maheshpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Maheshpur is Gazole, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Maheshpur.

Dakshin Maheshpur is about 71 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 Maheshpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gazole is about 9.9 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Malda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagadal (under 2 km), Maghiapara (under 2 km) and Nahanipur (under 2 km).

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