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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 514 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.46 hectares hectares.

Dantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 168.46 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 514
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dantra compares

By the 2011 count Dantra is the 103rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 168.46 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dantra

The census records public bus service for Dantra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshinpara, Dalimba, Dampur and Damurpur. 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 Dantra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantra village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dantra village has 514 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 969 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 969.

Dantra covers 168.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dantra notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Dantra.

Dantra 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 Dantra today is likely to be higher.

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