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About Dhitpur Village

Dhitpur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 312 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 163.56 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 312
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Dhitpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhitpur is the 95th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 163.56 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 996.

Getting to Dhitpur

Dhitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhitpur 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 Dakshinsimla, Dayalchak, Deuli Purba and Deulichak. 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 Dhitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhitpur village had a population of 601. That makes it the 95th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Dhitpur village has 312 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhitpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dhitpur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhitpur covers 163.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhitpur falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhitpur 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 Dhitpur.

Dhitpur is in Kharagpur II 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 Dhitpur today is likely to be higher.

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