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About Dhemua Village

Dhemua is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 264 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.19 hectares hectares.

Dhemua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhemua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 119.19 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 264
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhemua compares

By the 2011 count Dhemua is the 164th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 119.19 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhemua

Dhemua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhemua 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Danerpur, Dantra, Daulatpur and Derui. 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 Dhemua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhemua village had a population of 488. That makes it the 164th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dhemua village has 264 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhemua has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Dhemua covers 119.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhemua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dhemua.

Dhemua is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Dhemua today is likely to be higher.

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