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About Dantunia Village

Dantunia is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 640 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 254.98 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 640
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantunia compares

By the 2011 count Dantunia is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 254.98 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dantunia

Dantunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dantunia as Available within 5 - 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 Chakpurushottanpur, Chakrapada, Chhanageria and Chhangeria Patna. 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 Dantunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantunia village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Dantunia village has 640 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantunia has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dantunia is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantunia covers 254.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantunia falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dantunia 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 km distance for Dantunia.

Dantunia is in Mohanpur 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 Dantunia today is likely to be higher.

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