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About Dogachhia Village

Dogachhia is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,426, made up of 1,759 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 254.14 hectares
Population 3,426
Male Population 1,759
Female Population 1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dogachhia compares

By the 2011 count Dogachhia is the 27th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 254.14 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dogachhia

The census records public bus service for Dogachhia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dogachhia from other places

Dogachhia lies about 21 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 2.4 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 Dogachhia
Nearest railway station Guma 2.4 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 21 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Dogachhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogachhia village had a population of 3,426. That makes it the 27th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Dogachhia village has 1,759 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogachhia has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dogachhia is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogachhia covers 254.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dogachhia falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dogachhia is Guma, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dogachhia.

Dogachhia is about 21 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.

Dogachhia is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about 2.4 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 8.3 km away. Gaighata is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichhapur (5.5 km), Gopalpur (6.1 km) and Jadabpur (6.4 km).

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

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