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About Dinhata Village

Dinhata is one of the larger villages in Dinhata I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,215, made up of 3,729 males and 3,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinhata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata I
Pincode 736135
Area (hectares) 526.54 hectares
Population 7,215
Male Population 3,729
Female Population 3,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dinhata compares

By the 2011 count Dinhata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents. Its 526.54 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dinhata

The census records public bus service for Dinhata 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dinhata from other places

Dinhata lies about 21 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Dinhata College Halt, 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 Dinhata
Nearest town Dīnhāta under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dinhata College Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinhata I 21 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 21 km

Villages closest to Dinhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinhata village had a population of 7,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents.

Dinhata village has 3,729 males and 3,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinhata has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dinhata is 736135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinhata covers 526.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dinhata falls under Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dinhata is Dinhata College Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dinhata.

Dinhata is about 21 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinhata is in Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Dīnhāta is about under 2 km away. Dinhata College Halt is about under 2 km away. Dinhata I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalisa Gosanimari (10 km), Gatamari (24 km) and Bara Natabari (31 km).

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

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