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About Dhangri Village

Dhangri is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 222 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721506
Area (hectares) 159.48 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 222
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangri compares

By the 2011 count Dhangri is the 111th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 159.48 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dhangri

Dhangri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangri 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhabani Jangal, Dhadki Danga, Dhadkinala and Dhanahula. 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 Dhangri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangri village had a population of 484. That makes it the 111th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dhangri village has 222 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangri has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhangri is 721506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangri covers 159.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhangri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dhangri.

Dhangri 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 Dhangri today is likely to be higher.

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