Dakra is a
census town in
Balurghat CD Block in
Balurghat subdivision of
Dakshin Dinajpur district
Dakshin Dinajpur () or South Dinajpur is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. It was created on 1 April 1992 by the division of the erstwhile West Dinajpur District. The Headquarter (sadar) of the district is at Balurghat. It ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Dakra is located at .
Dakra is located across the
Atreyee opposite
Balurghat.
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Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, 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).
References
{{Dakshin Dinajpur
Cities and towns in Dakshin Dinajpur district