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About Dakshin Khojagaon Village

Dakshin Khojagaon is a small village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 244 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Khojagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Khojagaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 66.77 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 244
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Khojagaon compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Khojagaon is the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 66.77 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Khojagaon

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

Dakshin Khojagaon lies about 56 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mangurjan, about 8.4 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 Khojagaon
Nearest railway station Mangurjan 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 12 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 56 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Khojagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Khojagaon village had a population of 457. That makes it the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Dakshin Khojagaon village has 244 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Khojagaon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Khojagaon is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Khojagaon covers 66.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Khojagaon falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Khojagaon is Mangurjan, about 8.4 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 Khojagaon.

Dakshin Khojagaon is about 56 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 Khojagaon is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mangurjan is about 8.4 km away. Islampur is about 12 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalugachh (under 2 km), Ramganj (under 2 km) and Masid Kismat (under 2 km).

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

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