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About Dakshin Goalpara Village

Dakshin Goalpara is one of the larger villages in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,648, made up of 2,908 males and 2,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Goalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 264.49 hectares
Population 5,648
Male Population 2,908
Female Population 2,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Goalpara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 264.49 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Goalpara

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Goalpara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Goalpara from other places

Dakshin Goalpara lies about 68 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 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 Goalpara
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 34 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 68 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Goalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Goalpara village had a population of 5,648. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Dakshin Goalpara village has 2,908 males and 2,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Goalpara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Goalpara is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Goalpara covers 264.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Goalpara falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Goalpara is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Goalpara.

Dakshin Goalpara is about 68 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 Goalpara is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sripur Halt is about 7.4 km away. Raiganj is about 34 km away. Rāiganj is about 34 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 Goalpara (under 2 km), Bhagdumair (7.7 km) and Mannagar (9.6 km).

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

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