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About Dhagara Village

Dhagara is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 235 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722135
Area (hectares) 196.58 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 235
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagara compares

By the 2011 count Dhagara is the 91st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 196.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dhagara

Dhagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhagara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damodarpur, Danrrsol, Data Rampur and Debua. 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 Dhagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagara village had a population of 484. That makes it the 91st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Dhagara village has 235 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagara has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dhagara is 722135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagara covers 196.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhagara falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhagara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhagara is in Khatra 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 Dhagara today is likely to be higher.

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