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About Doarkhol Village

Doarkhol is a large village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,249 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1301.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doarkhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doarkhol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 1301.94 hectares
Population 2,436
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doarkhol compares

By the 2011 count Doarkhol is the 12th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 1301.94 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Doarkhol

Doarkhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Doarkhol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhaniapara, Dharenda, Dharimal and Dhulyarchak. 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 Doarkhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Doarkhol village had a population of 2,436. That makes it the 12th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Doarkhol village has 1,249 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doarkhol has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Doarkhol covers 1301.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doarkhol falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Doarkhol.

Doarkhol is in Kharagpur I 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 Doarkhol today is likely to be higher.

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