About Dhantali Village

Dhantali is a mid sized village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 400 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Kumargram
Pincode	736205
Area (hectares)	359.49 hectares
Population	768
Male Population	400
Female Population	368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhantali compares

By the 2011 count Dhantali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 359.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhantali

Dhantali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhantali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhantali from other places

Dhantali lies about 18 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 4.7 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 Dhantali
Nearest railway station	Lataguri	4.7 km
Nearest town	Maināguri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumargram	18 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	18 km

Villages closest to Dhantali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantali village had a population of 768. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Dhantali village has 400 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantali has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhantali is 736205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantali covers 359.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhantali falls under Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhantali is Lataguri, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Dhantali.

Dhantali is about 18 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantali is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 4.7 km away. Maināguri is about 16 km away. Kumargram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.