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About Dhunria Village

Dhunria is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 585 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 187.52 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 585
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunria compares

By the 2011 count Dhunria is the 43rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 187.52 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhunria

Dhunria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhunria as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Arbana, Deoli, Dhalbar and Dhalhara. 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 Dhunria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunria village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Dhunria village has 585 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunria has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhunria is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunria covers 187.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhunria falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhunria 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 km distance for Dhunria.

Dhunria is in Dantan I 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 Dhunria today is likely to be higher.

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