About Dhanyahana Village

Dhanyahana is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,562, made up of 1,217 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanyahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanyahana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Haripal
Pincode	712707
Area (hectares)	291.02 hectares
Population	2,562
Male Population	1,217
Female Population	1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanyahana compares

By the 2011 count Dhanyahana is the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 291.02 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dhanyahana

Dhanyahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanyahana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanyahana from other places

Dhanyahana lies about 26 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nalikul, about 3.8 km away. 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 Dhanyahana
Nearest railway station	Nalikul	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haripal	6.8 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	16 km
District headquarters	Hugli	26 km

Villages closest to Dhanyahana

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

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Common questions about Dhanyahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanyahana village had a population of 2,562. That makes it the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Dhanyahana village has 1,217 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanyahana has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dhanyahana is 712707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanyahana covers 291.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanyahana falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhanyahana is Nalikul, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanyahana.

Dhanyahana is about 26 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanyahana is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Nalikul is about 3.8 km away. Haripal is about 6.8 km away. Baidyabāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.