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About Dhagari Village

Dhagari is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 152 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 122.83 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 152
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagari compares

By the 2011 count Dhagari is the 133rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 122.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhagari

Dhagari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhagari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhagari from other places

Dhagari lies about 76 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sankrail, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhagari
Nearest town Dhulagari under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sankrail 4.6 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 76 km

Villages closest to Dhagari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

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 Dhagari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagari village had a population of 311. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dhagari village has 152 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagari has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhagari is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagari covers 122.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhagari falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhagari is Sankrail, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Dhagari.

Dhagari is about 76 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagari is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dhulagari is about under 2 km away. Sankrail is about 4.6 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harekrishnapur (5.6 km), Sankrail (6.6 km) and Gobindapur (8.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhagari today is likely to be higher.

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