About Dholkat Village

Dholkat is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 165 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholkat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholkat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	74.46 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	165
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
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 Dholkat compares

By the 2011 count Dholkat is the 182nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 74.46 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dholkat

Dholkat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholkat 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 Dhenk Bahara, Dhera Gerya, Dhoba Dhabani and Dhobasol. 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 Dholkat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholkat village had a population of 328. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dholkat village has 165 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholkat has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Dholkat covers 74.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dholkat 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 Dholkat.

Dholkat 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.