About Dhananjaypur Village

Dhananjaypur is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,324, made up of 1,758 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhananjaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhananjaypur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	222.46 hectares
Population	3,324
Male Population	1,758
Female Population	1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhananjaypur compares

By the 2011 count Dhananjaypur is the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 222.46 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhananjaypur

Dhananjaypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhananjaypur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhananjaypur from other places

Dhananjaypur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 4.1 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 Dhananjaypur
Nearest railway station	Murarai	4.1 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Dhananjaypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Dhananjaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhananjaypur village had a population of 3,324. That makes it the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Dhananjaypur village has 1,758 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhananjaypur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dhananjaypur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhananjaypur covers 222.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhananjaypur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhananjaypur is Murarai, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhananjaypur.

Dhananjaypur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhananjaypur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 4.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Murarai I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.