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About Dhukuria Village

Dhukuria is a mid sized village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 882 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734010
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 882
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Dhukuria compares

By the 2011 count Dhukuria is the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhukuria

Dhukuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhukuria 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 Chamta, Chamtaguri Chhat, Daknikata and Damragayer Chhat. 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 Dhukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhukuria village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Dhukuria village has 882 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhukuria has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhukuria is 734010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhukuria covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhukuria falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhukuria 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 Dhukuria.

Dhukuria is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling 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 Dhukuria today is likely to be higher.

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