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About Dolkura Village

Dolkura is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 361 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolkura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 96.7 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 361
Female Population 340
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 10+ km distance

How Dolkura compares

By the 2011 count Dolkura is the 72nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 96.7 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dolkura

Dolkura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dolkura 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 Debrajpur, Dhanaipur, Dhkshin Bahadurpur and Dhulinakor. 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 Dolkura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolkura village had a population of 701. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dolkura village has 361 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolkura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dolkura is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolkura covers 96.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dolkura falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dolkura 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 Dolkura.

Dolkura is in Harirampur 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 Dolkura today is likely to be higher.

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