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Last edited September 9, 2021

Dakra
Census Town
Dakra is located in West Bengal
Dakra
Dakra
Location in West Bengal, India
Dakra is located in India
Dakra
Dakra
Dakra (India)
Coordinates: 25°14′20″N 88°46′12″E / 25.2388°N 88.7699°E / 25.2388; 88.7699
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,268
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code03522
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBalurghat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBalurghat
Websiteddinajpur.nic.in

Dakra is a census town in Balurghat CD Block in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Dakra is located at 25°14′20″N 88°46′12″E / 25.2388°N 88.7699°E / 25.2388; 88.7699.

Dakra is located across the Atreyee opposite Balurghat.[1]

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen version.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Dakra had a total population of 5,268, of which 2,643 (50%) were males and 2,625 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 407. The total number of literates in Dakra was 4,224 (86.90% of the population over 6 years).[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Google maps
  2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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