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About Dharmadanga Village

Dharmadanga is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 56 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 51.07 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 56
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Dharmadanga compares

By the 2011 count Dharmadanga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 51.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Dharmadanga

Dharmadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmadanga 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 Dharmadanga from other places

Dharmadanga lies about 149 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Dharmadanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 6.9 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 149 km

Villages closest to Dharmadanga

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 Dharmadanga

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

Dharmadanga village has 56 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmadanga has about 857 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 Dharmadanga is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmadanga covers 51.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharmadanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Dharmadanga.

Dharmadanga is about 149 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmadanga is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Tapan is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guldanga (under 2 km), Kharikadanga (under 2 km) and Maildanga (under 2 km).

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

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