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About Dhukurda Village

Dhukurda is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 343 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhukurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhukurda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 148.14 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 343
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhukurda compares

By the 2011 count Dhukurda is the 70th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 148.14 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dhukurda

Dhukurda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhukurda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Sultanpur, Chauraigram, Daharda and Damodarpur. 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 Dhukurda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhukurda village had a population of 664. That makes it the 70th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Dhukurda village has 343 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhukurda has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dhukurda is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhukurda covers 148.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhukurda falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhukurda.

Dhukurda is in Dantan 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 Dhukurda today is likely to be higher.

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