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About Dhoba Gerya Village

Dhoba Gerya is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 24 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.82 hectares hectares.

Dhoba Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoba Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Area (hectares) 35.82 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 24
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoba Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Dhoba Gerya is the 498th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 35.82 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dhoba Gerya

Dhoba Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhoba Gerya as Available within 10+ 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 Dhalhara, Dhamsai, Dhan Dangra and Dhara Sol. 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 Dhoba Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoba Gerya village had a population of 50. That makes it the 498th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Dhoba Gerya village has 24 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoba Gerya has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Dhoba Gerya covers 35.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoba Gerya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhoba Gerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhoba Gerya.

Dhoba Gerya is in Keshpur 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 Dhoba Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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