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About Dhanghari Village

Dhanghari is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 665 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanghari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 215.38 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 665
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanghari compares

By the 2011 count Dhanghari is the 24th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 215.38 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhanghari

Dhanghari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanghari as Available within <5 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 Chakrasol, Chandpur, Chhota Hetyagara and Chhota Makarkol. 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 Dhanghari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanghari village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 24th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Dhanghari village has 665 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanghari has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhanghari is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanghari covers 215.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanghari falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Dhanghari is in Simlapal 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 Dhanghari today is likely to be higher.

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