About Dhekrar Village

Dhekrar is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 200 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekrar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshiary
Pincode	721133
Area (hectares)	81.22 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	200
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekrar compares

By the 2011 count Dhekrar is the 114th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 81.22 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 991.

Getting to Dhekrar

Dhekrar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhekrar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dasisarisha, Dehattachak, Desenda and Dhalbelun. 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 Dhekrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekrar village had a population of 386. That makes it the 114th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Dhekrar village has 200 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekrar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dhekrar is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekrar covers 81.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekrar falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Dhekrar is in Keshiary 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.