About Dasturhat Village

Dasturhat is one of the larger villages in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,959, made up of 5,052 males and 4,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasturhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasturhat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	515.07 hectares
Population	9,959
Male Population	5,052
Female Population	4,907
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Dasturhat compares

By the 2011 count Dasturhat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 515.07 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dasturhat

Dasturhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dasturhat 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Gram, Dakshin Kalikapur, Dakshin Ramna and Dangapara. 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.

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Common questions about Dasturhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasturhat village had a population of 9,959. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dasturhat village has 5,052 males and 4,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasturhat has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dasturhat is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasturhat covers 515.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dasturhat falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dasturhat notes the nearest railway station 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 Dasturhat.

Dasturhat is in Sagardighi 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.