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About Dashghara Village

Dashghara is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,549 males and 1,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dashghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dashghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712402
Area (hectares) 182.17 hectares
Population 3,116
Male Population 1,549
Female Population 1,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Dashghara compares

By the 2011 count Dashghara is the 20th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 182.17 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dashghara

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

Dashghara lies about 38 km from Hugli. 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 Dashghara
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 7.0 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 9.8 km
District headquarters Hugli 38 km

Villages closest to Dashghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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 Dashghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dashghara village had a population of 3,116. That makes it the 20th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Dashghara village has 1,549 males and 1,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dashghara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dashghara is 712402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dashghara covers 182.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dashghara falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dashghara notes the nearest railway station 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 Dashghara.

Dashghara is about 38 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dashghara is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Dhaniakhali is about 7.0 km away. Tarakeswar is about 9.8 km away. Hugli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikrishnapur (under 2 km), Sahbazar (2.7 km) and Gangeshnagar (4.8 km).

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

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