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About Dakshin Murhil Village

Dakshin Murhil is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,848, made up of 1,413 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Murhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Murhil village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 108.86 hectares
Population 2,848
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Murhil compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Murhil is the 36th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 108.86 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Murhil

Dakshin Murhil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Murhil 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Murhil from other places

Dakshin Murhil lies about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Murhil
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 6.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Murhil

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.

Common questions about Dakshin Murhil

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Murhil village had a population of 2,848. That makes it the 36th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Dakshin Murhil village has 1,413 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Murhil has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Murhil is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Murhil covers 108.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Murhil falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Murhil is Dalkhola, about 14 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 km distance for Dakshin Murhil.

Dakshin Murhil is about 6.9 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 Murhil is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 6.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.9 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Murhil (under 2 km), Jhabradangi (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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