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About Dhemal Village

Dhemal is a small village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 235 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhemal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhemal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 185.94 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 235
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Dhemal compares

By the 2011 count Dhemal is the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 185.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dhemal

Dhemal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhemal 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 Deoanbhitar Chhat, Deomani, Dhakna and Dhanibani. 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 Dhemal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhemal village had a population of 459. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Dhemal village has 235 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhemal has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dhemal is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhemal covers 185.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhemal falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhemal 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 Dhemal.

Dhemal is in Naxalbari 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 Dhemal today is likely to be higher.

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