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About Dakshin Krishnapur Village

Dakshin Krishnapur is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 632 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Krishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Krishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 133.13 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 632
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Dakshin Krishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Krishnapur is the 60th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 133.13 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dakshin Krishnapur

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

Dakshin Krishnapur lies about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Krishnapur
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliaganj 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 74 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Krishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Krishnapur village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 60th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Dakshin Krishnapur village has 632 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Krishnapur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Krishnapur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Krishnapur covers 133.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Krishnapur falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Krishnapur is Daulatpur Hat, about 4.3 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 Dakshin Krishnapur.

Dakshin Krishnapur is about 74 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 Krishnapur is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Daulatpur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 18 km away. Kaliaganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrishnapur (under 2 km), Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km) and Uttar Krishnapur (under 2 km).

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

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