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About Dhaneshwari Village

Dhaneshwari is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 264 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneshwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneshwari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 51.4 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 264
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaneshwari compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneshwari is the 122nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 51.4 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhaneshwari

Dhaneshwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaneshwari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damudarpur, Damudarpur Jalpai, Dandapur and Daudpur. 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 Dhaneshwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneshwari village had a population of 512. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dhaneshwari village has 264 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneshwari has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneshwari is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneshwari covers 51.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaneshwari falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhaneshwari 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 - 10 km distance for Dhaneshwari.

Dhaneshwari is in Contai 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 Dhaneshwari today is likely to be higher.

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