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About Dhanjhar Village

Dhanjhar is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 131 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanjhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 663.97 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 131
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Dhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanjhar is the 139th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 663.97 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhanjhar

Dhanjhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanjhar 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 Dhadanga, Dhadkidihi, Dhagra and Dhananjaypur. 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 Dhanjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanjhar village had a population of 249. That makes it the 139th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Dhanjhar village has 131 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanjhar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Dhanjhar covers 663.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhanjhar 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 Dhanjhar.

Dhanjhar 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 Dhanjhar today is likely to be higher.

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