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About Dhakna Village

Dhakna is a large village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,537, made up of 1,836 males and 1,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 252.93 hectares
Population 3,537
Male Population 1,836
Female Population 1,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakna compares

By the 2011 count Dhakna is the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 252.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dhakna

The census records public bus service for Dhakna 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dalkajhar Forest, Damdama, Dayaram and Deoanbhitar 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 Dhakna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakna village had a population of 3,537. That makes it the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Dhakna village has 1,836 males and 1,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakna has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Dhakna covers 252.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dhakna notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dhakna.

Dhakna 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 Dhakna today is likely to be higher.

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