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About Dhandora Village

Dhandora is a small village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 78 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 148.2 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 78
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandora compares

By the 2011 count Dhandora is the 69th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 148.2 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhandora

Dhandora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhandora as Available within 10+ 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 Bharra, Bhului, Chuaberia and Damodar Mohan. 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 Dhandora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandora village had a population of 144. That makes it the 69th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Dhandora village has 78 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandora has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhandora is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandora covers 148.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandora falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhandora.

Dhandora is in Mejhia 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 Dhandora today is likely to be higher.

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