About Dhekipura Village

Dhekipura is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 111 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekipura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	55.85 hectares
Population	213
Male Population	111
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhekipura compares

By the 2011 count Dhekipura is the 259th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 55.85 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dhekipura

Dhekipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhekipura 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhang Hari, Dhangri, Dhansol and Dharampur. 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 Dhekipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekipura village had a population of 213. That makes it the 259th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dhekipura village has 111 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekipura has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhekipura is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekipura covers 55.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekipura falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhekipura 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 village for Dhekipura.

Dhekipura is in Jhargram 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.