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About Dhalabari Village

Dhalabari is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,676, made up of 1,865 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 453.7 hectares
Population 3,676
Male Population 1,865
Female Population 1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Dhalabari compares

By the 2011 count Dhalabari is the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 453.7 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 962.

Getting to Dhalabari

Dhalabari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhalabari 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 Dhalabari from other places

Dhalabari lies about 26 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 5.4 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 Dhalabari
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 5.4 km
Nearest town Maināguri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 26 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 26 km

Villages closest to Dhalabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalabari village had a population of 3,676. That makes it the 28th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Dhalabari village has 1,865 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalabari has about 971 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Dhalabari is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalabari covers 453.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhalabari falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhalabari is Neoranadi, about 5.4 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 Dhalabari.

Dhalabari is about 26 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalabari is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 5.4 km away. Maināguri is about 24 km away. Mal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapur (1.7 km), Jhar Majhgram (2.1 km) and Bara Gharia (2.6 km).

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

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