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About Dhokra Village

Dhokra is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,015, made up of 1,028 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743286, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743286
Area (hectares) 182.14 hectares
Population 2,015
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhokra compares

By the 2011 count Dhokra is the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 182.14 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhokra

Dhokra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhokra 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chaumuha, Chowlpur, Dadpur and Dariala. 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 Dhokra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokra village had a population of 2,015. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Dhokra village has 1,028 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhokra is 743286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokra covers 182.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhokra falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhokra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dhokra.

Dhokra is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dhokra today is likely to be higher.

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