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About Dhitpur Village

Dhitpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,850, made up of 931 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 97.13 hectares
Population 1,850
Male Population 931
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhitpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhitpur is the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 97.13 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dhitpur

Dhitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhitpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhitpur from other places

Dhitpur lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Tala, about under 2 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 Dhitpur
Nearest railway station Tala under 2 km
Nearest town Chakapara 2.9 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 34 km

Villages closest to Dhitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhitpur village had a population of 1,850. That makes it the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Dhitpur village has 931 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhitpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhitpur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhitpur covers 97.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhitpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhitpur is Tala, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhitpur.

Dhitpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhitpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Tala is about under 2 km away. Chakapara is about 2.9 km away. Hugli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmanpur (10 km), Kanaipur (11 km) and Krishnanagar (11 km).

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

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