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About Dhanghara Village

Dhanghara is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 251 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 94.32 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 251
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanghara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanghara is the 116th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 94.32 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 945.

Getting to Dhanghara

Dhanghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanghara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dantiari, Deulbar, Dewan Chak and Dhamai. 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 Dhanghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanghara village had a population of 462. That makes it the 116th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dhanghara village has 251 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanghara has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dhanghara is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanghara covers 94.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanghara falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanghara.

Dhanghara is in Contai III 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 Dhanghara today is likely to be higher.

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