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About Dhanijpur Village

Dhanijpur is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 144 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.01 hectares hectares.

Dhanijpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanijpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 44.01 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 144
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanijpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanijpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 44.01 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhanijpur

The census records public bus service for Dhanijpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanijpur from other places

Dhanijpur lies about 6.5 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara, 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 Dhanijpur
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara under 2 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 6.5 km
District headquarters Hugli 6.5 km

Villages closest to Dhanijpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Dhanijpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanijpur village had a population of 278. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dhanijpur village has 144 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanijpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Dhanijpur covers 44.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanijpur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhanijpur is Kanchrapara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Dhanijpur.

Dhanijpur is about 6.5 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanijpur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara is about under 2 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 2.4 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (6.2 km), Kotalpara (6.3 km) and Talchinan Sanihati (6.5 km).

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

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