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About Dhandanga Village

Dhandanga is a mid sized village in Bharatpur II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 828 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur II
Pincode 742403
Area (hectares) 324.96 hectares
Population 1,656
Male Population 828
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandanga compares

By the 2011 count Dhandanga is the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents. Its 324.96 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhandanga

Dhandanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhandanga 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Hati, Chak Gupura, Chun Sahar and Dakshin Khanda. 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 Dhandanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandanga village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents.

Dhandanga village has 828 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandanga has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhandanga is 742403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandanga covers 324.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandanga falls under Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhandanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dhandanga.

Dhandanga is in Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Dhandanga today is likely to be higher.

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