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About Dhandail Village

Dhandail is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 189 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 84.83 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 189
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandail compares

By the 2011 count Dhandail is the 183rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 84.83 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dhandail

Dhandail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhandail as Available within 5 - 10 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 Deul, Deulabari, Deulbari and Dhadarang. 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 Dhandail

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandail village had a population of 347. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Dhandail village has 189 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandail has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Dhandail covers 84.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandail falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhandail 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 km distance for Dhandail.

Dhandail is in Kushmundi 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 Dhandail today is likely to be higher.

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