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About Dhitpur Village

Dhitpur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 214 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721143
Area (hectares) 91.86 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 214
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhitpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhitpur is the 96th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 91.86 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Dhitpur

Dhitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhitpur as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhitpur from other places

Dhitpur lies about 96 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Tala, about under 2 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 Dhitpur
Nearest railway station Tala under 2 km
Nearest town Chakapara 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 17 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 96 km

Villages closest to Dhitpur

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 Dhitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhitpur village had a population of 439. That makes it the 96th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dhitpur village has 214 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhitpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhitpur is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhitpur covers 91.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhitpur is Tala, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhitpur.

Dhitpur is about 96 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhitpur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Tala is about under 2 km away. Chakapara is about 2.9 km away. Sankrail is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliamara (4.7 km), Baligerya (4.7 km) and Dumuria Shrishbani (5.6 km).

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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