About Dhau Village

Dhau is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 405 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhau village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Raipur
Pincode	722134
Area (hectares)	188.98 hectares
Population	839
Male Population	405
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhau compares

By the 2011 count Dhau is the 77th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 188.98 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dhau

Dhau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhau 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Debsol, Demushunya, Dhanara and Dhanghari. 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.

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Common questions about Dhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhau village had a population of 839. That makes it the 77th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Dhau village has 405 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhau has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dhau is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhau covers 188.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhau falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dhau.

Dhau is in Raipur 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.