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About Dholkhali Village

Dholkhali is a large village in Sandeshkhali II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,556, made up of 1,265 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sandeshkhali II
Pincode 743446
Area (hectares) 280.9 hectares
Population 2,556
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholkhali compares

By the 2011 count Dholkhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,707 residents. Its 280.9 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dholkhali

Dholkhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dholkhali 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bermajur, Bhangatushkhali, Bouthakurani and Daudpur. 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 Dholkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholkhali village had a population of 2,556. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,707 residents.

Dholkhali village has 1,265 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholkhali has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dholkhali is 743446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholkhali covers 280.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholkhali falls under Sandeshkhali II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dholkhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dholkhali.

Dholkhali is in Sandeshkhali 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 Dholkhali today is likely to be higher.

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