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About Dakshinal Village

Dakshinal is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,383 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshinal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshinal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 401.08 hectares
Population 2,696
Male Population 1,383
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshinal compares

By the 2011 count Dakshinal is the 26th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 401.08 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dakshinal

Dakshinal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshinal as Available within <5 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 Chhoto Bahadol, Chitor, Churaman and Dakshin Maheshpur. 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 Dakshinal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshinal village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 26th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Dakshinal village has 1,383 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshinal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dakshinal is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshinal covers 401.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dakshinal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dakshinal.

Dakshinal is in Itahar 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 Dakshinal today is likely to be higher.

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