Dakshin Khanda

Dakshin Khanda
Census Town
Dakshin Khanda Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dakshin Khanda Dakshin Khanda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°37′11.6″N87°13′01.6″E / 23.619889°N 87.217111°E / 23.619889; 87.217111 Coordinates: 23°37′11.6″N87°13′01.6″E / 23.619889°N 87.217111°E / 23.619889; 87.217111
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Area
• Total	7.8123 km2 (3.0163 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,449
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713123
Telephone/STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raniganj
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Dakshin Khanda is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). ^[1]

Siduli, Khandra, Ukhra, Mahira, Dakshin Khanda, Harishpur, Kajora, a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD block), Parashkol (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) and Chak Bankola (partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked with two more clusters of census towns – one located south of NH 19 in Andal CD block and another lying in Pandabeswar CD block. ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dakshin Khanda had a total population of 8,449 of which 4,344 (51%) were males and 4,105 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 899. The total number of literate persons in Dakshin Khanda was 5,907 (78.24% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Dakshin Khanda covered an area of 7.8123 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources. It had 1210 domestic electric connections and 5 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, the nearest secondary school at Mahira 1 km away, the nearest senior secondary school at Khandra 5 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library. ^[4]

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Ondal CD Block, page 229. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.