About Dheka Village

Dheka is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 270 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheka village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar II
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	112.46 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	270
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dheka compares

By the 2011 count Dheka is the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 112.46 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dheka

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

How far is Dheka from other places

Dheka lies about 5.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Dheka
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar II	5.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	5.2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	5.4 km

Villages closest to Dheka

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

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Common questions about Dheka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheka village had a population of 539. That makes it the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dheka village has 270 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheka has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dheka is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheka covers 112.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dheka falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dheka is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dheka.

Dheka is about 5.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheka is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Mayureswar II is about 5.2 km away. Birbhum is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.