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About Dhantor Village

Dhantor is a mid sized village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 299 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram II
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 114.69 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 299
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Dhantor compares

By the 2011 count Dhantor is the 84th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 114.69 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 942.

Getting to Dhantor

Dhantor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhantor 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 Chandipur, Chandradwip, Chhora and Chhota Ramchandrapur. 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 Dhantor

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantor village had a population of 574. That makes it the 84th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Dhantor village has 299 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantor has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dhantor is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantor covers 114.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhantor falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhantor 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 Dhantor.

Dhantor is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Dhantor today is likely to be higher.

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