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About Dhansol Village

Dhansol is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 287 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 94.73 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 287
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Dhansol compares

By the 2011 count Dhansol is the 67th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 94.73 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 993.

Getting to Dhansol

Dhansol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhansol 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 Dangra, Darkhuli, Dehaganj and Dhagari. 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 Dhansol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansol village had a population of 551. That makes it the 67th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dhansol village has 287 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansol has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Dhansol covers 94.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhansol 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 Dhansol.

Dhansol is in Sankrail 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 Dhansol today is likely to be higher.

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