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About Dhonara Village

Dhonara is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 156 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhonara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhonara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 77.66 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 156
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhonara compares

By the 2011 count Dhonara is the 105th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 77.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhonara

Dhonara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhonara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhotachaka, Chingragoalasol, Churamanipur and Dhan Simul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhonara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhonara village had a population of 298. That makes it the 105th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Dhonara village has 156 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhonara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dhonara is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhonara covers 77.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhonara falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhonara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhonara.

Dhonara is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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