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About Dhanyagachhi Village

Dhanyagachhi is a large village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,000, made up of 1,540 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanyagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanyagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 508.23 hectares
Population 3,000
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanyagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanyagachhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 508.23 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhanyagachhi

Dhanyagachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanyagachhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daumabari, Deulbere, Dhaikhanda and Dhamkuria. 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 Dhanyagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanyagachhi village had a population of 3,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Dhanyagachhi village has 1,540 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanyagachhi 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhanyagachhi is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanyagachhi covers 508.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanyagachhi falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanyagachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanyagachhi.

Dhanyagachhi is in Chandrakona 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.

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

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