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About Dhakna Gachh Village

Dhakna Gachh is a small village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 88 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakna Gachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakna Gachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 58.68 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 88
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Dhakna Gachh compares

By the 2011 count Dhakna Gachh is the 98th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 58.68 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhakna Gachh

Dhakna Gachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakna Gachh 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 Chhota Pathuram, Chikanmati, Churaman and Dalur 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 Gachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakna Gachh village had a population of 184. That makes it the 98th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dhakna Gachh village has 88 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakna Gachh has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhakna Gachh is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakna Gachh covers 58.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakna Gachh falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhakna Gachh 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 Dhakna Gachh.

Dhakna Gachh is in Phansidewa 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 Gachh today is likely to be higher.

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