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About Dhengam Village

Dhengam is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 213 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhengam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhengam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 31.08 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 213
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Dhengam compares

By the 2011 count Dhengam is the 144th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 31.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dhengam

Dhengam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhengam 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 Dhangri, Dhansol, Dharampur and Dharasai. 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 Dhengam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhengam village had a population of 407. That makes it the 144th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dhengam village has 213 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhengam has about 911 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 Dhengam is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhengam covers 31.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dhengam 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 Dhengam.

Dhengam 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 Dhengam today is likely to be higher.

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