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About Dhamchia Village

Dhamchia is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 611 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamchia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamchia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 167.88 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 611
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamchia compares

By the 2011 count Dhamchia is the 30th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 167.88 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dhamchia

Dhamchia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamchia as Available within 5 - 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 Daldali, Darikanchrator, Deriapur and Deulkala. 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 Dhamchia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamchia village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 30th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Dhamchia village has 611 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamchia has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Dhamchia is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamchia covers 167.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dhamchia 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 village for Dhamchia.

Dhamchia 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.

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

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