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About Dhaban Village

Dhaban is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 777 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 213.67 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 777
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaban compares

By the 2011 count Dhaban is the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 213.67 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhaban

Dhaban is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhaban as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daldali, Dalpur, Danmari and Deul Bherya. 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 Dhaban

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaban village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 24th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Dhaban village has 777 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaban has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhaban is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaban covers 213.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaban falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhaban notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaban.

Dhaban is in Chhatna 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 Dhaban today is likely to be higher.

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