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About Dhananjaypur Village

Dhananjaypur is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 123 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhananjaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhananjaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 139.62 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 123
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhananjaypur compares

By the 2011 count Dhananjaypur is the 140th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 139.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhananjaypur

Dhananjaypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhananjaypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deuli, Dha Bani, Dhadanga and Dhadkidihi. 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 Dhananjaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhananjaypur village had a population of 248. That makes it the 140th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Dhananjaypur village has 123 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhananjaypur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhananjaypur is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhananjaypur covers 139.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhananjaypur falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhananjaypur.

Dhananjaypur is in Ranibundh 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 Dhananjaypur today is likely to be higher.

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