About Dohitpur Village

Dohitpur is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,272, made up of 1,621 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohitpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	159.26 hectares
Population	3,272
Male Population	1,621
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dohitpur compares

By the 2011 count Dohitpur is the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 159.26 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dohitpur

Dohitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dohitpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dohitpur from other places

Dohitpur lies about 78 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, 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 Dohitpur
Nearest railway station	Tildanga	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	3.7 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	78 km

Villages closest to Dohitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohitpur village had a population of 3,272. That makes it the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Dohitpur village has 1,621 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohitpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dohitpur is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohitpur covers 159.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dohitpur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dohitpur is Tildanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dohitpur.

Dohitpur is about 78 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohitpur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Tildanga is about under 2 km away. Farakka is about 3.7 km away. Murshidabad is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.