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About Dakharang Village

Dakharang is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 106 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakharang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakharang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 260.09 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 106
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Dakharang compares

By the 2011 count Dakharang is the 115th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 260.09 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 989.

Getting to Dakharang

Dakharang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakharang 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 Chhotagarra, Chhotajamabedya, Chiltor and Chingra. 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 Dakharang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakharang village had a population of 215. That makes it the 115th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Dakharang village has 106 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakharang has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dakharang is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakharang covers 260.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakharang falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakharang 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 Dakharang.

Dakharang is in Sarenga 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 Dakharang today is likely to be higher.

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