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About Dhadanga Village

Dhadanga is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 154 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,617 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 133.84 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 154
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,617
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhadanga compares

By the 2011 count Dhadanga is the 113th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 133.84 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhadanga

Dhadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhadanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhadanga from other places

Dhadanga lies about 3.1 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhadanga
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibundh 3.1 km
District headquarters Bankura 3.1 km
Nearest town Bānkura 3.1 km

Villages closest to Dhadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranibundh tehsil.

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 Dhadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadanga village had a population of 403. That makes it the 113th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Dhadanga village has 154 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadanga has about 1617 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhadanga is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhadanga covers 133.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhadanga is Bankura Jn., about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhadanga.

Dhadanga is about 3.1 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhadanga is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 2.2 km away. Ranibundh is about 3.1 km away. Bankura is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Doba (15 km), Barda (17 km) and Bhedua Sol (19 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhadanga today is likely to be higher.

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