About Dhenkia Village

Dhenkia is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 285 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenkia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Binpur II
Pincode	721501
Area (hectares)	260.79 hectares
Population	610
Male Population	285
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
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 Dhenkia compares

By the 2011 count Dhenkia is the 67th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 260.79 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhenkia

Dhenkia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhenkia 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 Dhanghori, Dhangichua, Dhangikusum and Dharampur. 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 Dhenkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenkia village had a population of 610. That makes it the 67th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Dhenkia village has 285 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenkia has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhenkia is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenkia covers 260.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhenkia falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhenkia 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 Dhenkia.

Dhenkia is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.