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About Dhansala Village

Dhansala is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 241 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 284.09 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 241
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhansala compares

By the 2011 count Dhansala is the 83rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 284.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhansala

Dhansala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhansala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daldali, Damodarpur, Darkhola and Desh Bandh. 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 Dhansala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansala village had a population of 476. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Dhansala village has 241 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansala has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhansala is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansala covers 284.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhansala falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhansala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhansala is in Garbeta III 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 Dhansala today is likely to be higher.

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