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About Domkala Village

Domkala is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 131 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Domkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domkala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 26.39 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 131
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Domkala compares

By the 2011 count Domkala is the 238th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 26.39 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Domkala

Domkala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Domkala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dholkat, Dhulaburari, Dhunamari and Dihi Badina. 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 Domkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Domkala village had a population of 248. That makes it the 238th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Domkala village has 131 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domkala has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Domkala is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Domkala covers 26.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Domkala.

Domkala 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.

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

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