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About Doharia Village

Doharia is a mid sized village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 733 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 83.43 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 733
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doharia compares

By the 2011 count Doharia is the 84th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 83.43 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Doharia

Doharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doharia as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Doharia from other places

Doharia lies about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhyamgram, about 1.8 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 Doharia
Nearest railway station Madhyamgram 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Doharia

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

Common questions about Doharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Doharia village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 84th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Doharia village has 733 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doharia has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Doharia is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doharia covers 83.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doharia falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Doharia is Madhyamgram, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doharia.

Doharia is about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doharia is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhyamgram is about 1.8 km away. Deganga is about 19 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranihati (5.9 km), Alipur (10 km) and Chak Dhulat (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Doharia today is likely to be higher.

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