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About Dilkhanthi Village

Dilkhanthi is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 865 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dilkhanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilkhanthi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 187.8 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 865
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilkhanthi compares

By the 2011 count Dilkhanthi is the 18th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 187.8 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dilkhanthi

Dilkhanthi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dilkhanthi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deogaon, Deuria, Dhiltail and Dhumpara. 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 Dilkhanthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilkhanthi village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 18th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Dilkhanthi village has 865 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilkhanthi has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dilkhanthi is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dilkhanthi covers 187.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dilkhanthi falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dilkhanthi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dilkhanthi.

Dilkhanthi is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Dilkhanthi today is likely to be higher.

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