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About Dhansol Village

Dhansol is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 54 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 704 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.62 hectares hectares.

Dhansol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Area (hectares) 25.62 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 54
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 704
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansol compares

By the 2011 count Dhansol is the 323rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 25.62 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dhansol

Dhansol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhansol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhadki, Dhadkidanga, Dhanghari and Dhanghari Chota. 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 92. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Dhansol village has 54 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansol has about 704 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Dhansol covers 25.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansol falls under Salbani 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhansol.

Dhansol is in Salbani 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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