About Dakishin Maheshpur Village

Dakishin Maheshpur is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 81 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakishin Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakishin Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	63.13 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	81
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Dakishin Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakishin Maheshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 63.13 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 952.

Getting to Dakishin Maheshpur

Dakishin Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakishin 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 Dakishin Maheshpur from other places

Dakishin Maheshpur lies about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 4.7 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 Dakishin Maheshpur
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	4.7 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	22 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	33 km

Villages closest to Dakishin Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Dakishin Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakishin Maheshpur village had a population of 160. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Dakishin Maheshpur village has 81 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakishin Maheshpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakishin Maheshpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakishin Maheshpur covers 63.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakishin Maheshpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakishin Maheshpur is Dhachna, about 4.7 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 Dakishin Maheshpur.

Dakishin Maheshpur is about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakishin Maheshpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 4.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Karandighi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Maheshpur (under 2 km), Haria (3.3 km) and Paschim Mahespur (9.5 km).

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