About Dhekineja Village

Dhekineja is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 73 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,260 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekineja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekineja village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta II
Pincode	721157
Area (hectares)	248.57 hectares
Population	165
Male Population	73
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,260
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekineja compares

By the 2011 count Dhekineja is the 204th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 248.57 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dhekineja

Dhekineja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhekineja 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 Deulkala, Dhajuri, Dhamchia 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.

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Common questions about Dhekineja

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekineja village had a population of 165. That makes it the 204th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Dhekineja village has 73 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekineja has about 1260 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Dhekineja is 721157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekineja covers 248.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekineja falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhekineja 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 Dhekineja.

Dhekineja is in Garbeta 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.