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About Dolgobindapur Village

Dolgobindapur is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 137 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolgobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolgobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 65.37 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 137
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dolgobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Dolgobindapur is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 65.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dolgobindapur

Dolgobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dolgobindapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dolgobindapur from other places

Dolgobindapur lies about 3.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.8 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 Dolgobindapur
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 3.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km

Villages closest to Dolgobindapur

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

Common questions about Dolgobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolgobindapur village had a population of 266. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dolgobindapur village has 137 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolgobindapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dolgobindapur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolgobindapur covers 65.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolgobindapur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dolgobindapur is Swadinpur, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dolgobindapur.

Dolgobindapur is about 3.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolgobindapur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Suri I is about 3.5 km away. Birbhum is about 3.5 km away. Swadinpur is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (under 2 km), Kamar Dangal (under 2 km) and Bandiha (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dolgobindapur today is likely to be higher.

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