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About Dhundipara Village

Dhundipara is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 163 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhundipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundipara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 111.22 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 163
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Dhundipara compares

By the 2011 count Dhundipara is the 223rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 111.22 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 954.

Getting to Dhundipara

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

How far is Dhundipara from other places

Dhundipara lies about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 9.5 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 Dhundipara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 143 km

Villages closest to Dhundipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundipara village had a population of 304. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dhundipara village has 163 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundipara has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhundipara is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhundipara covers 111.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhundipara falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhundipara is Lohapur, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhundipara.

Dhundipara is about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundipara is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 9.5 km away. Tapan is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (2.3 km), Balapur (3.8 km) and Badalpur (5.0 km).

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

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