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About Dhansol Village

Dhansol is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 274 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 95.83 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 274
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhansol compares

By the 2011 count Dhansol is the 122nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 95.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhansol

Dhansol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhansol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhabani, Dhadika, Dhalma and Dhanghori. 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 Dhansol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansol village had a population of 555. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Dhansol village has 274 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansol has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhansol is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansol covers 95.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansol falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhansol notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhansol.

Dhansol is in Garbeta 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 Dhansol today is likely to be higher.

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