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About Dhanda Village

Dhanda is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,589, made up of 838 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 116.12 hectares
Population 1,589
Male Population 838
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Dhanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhanda is the 45th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 116.12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhanda

Dhanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanda 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 Dalbar, Danaipur, Dayal Chak and Deuri Bar. 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 Dhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanda village had a population of 1,589. That makes it the 45th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dhanda village has 838 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanda has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dhanda is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanda covers 116.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanda falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanda 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 Dhanda.

Dhanda is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Dhanda today is likely to be higher.

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