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About Dhandhania Village

Dhandhania is a large village in Mathabhanga I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,363, made up of 1,710 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 597.51 hectares
Population 3,363
Male Population 1,710
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhania compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhania is the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 597.51 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhandhania

Dhandhania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhandhania 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Tetulerchhara, Daluarpar, Dangkoba and Daribas. 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 Dhandhania

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhania village had a population of 3,363. That makes it the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Dhandhania village has 1,710 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhania has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhania is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhania covers 597.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhandhania notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Dhandhania.

Dhandhania is in Mathabhanga I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Dhandhania today is likely to be higher.

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