About Dhandali Bar Village

Dhandali Bar is a large village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,871, made up of 2,005 males and 1,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandali Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandali Bar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai III
Pincode	721452
Area (hectares)	404.28 hectares
Population	3,871
Male Population	2,005
Female Population	1,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Dhandali Bar compares

By the 2011 count Dhandali Bar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 404.28 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhandali Bar

Dhandali Bar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandali Bar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandali Bar from other places

Dhandali Bar lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 Dhandali Bar
Nearest railway station	Nachinda	5.7 km
Nearest town	Contai	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Contai III	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	23 km

Villages closest to Dhandali Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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.

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Common questions about Dhandali Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandali Bar village had a population of 3,871. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dhandali Bar village has 2,005 males and 1,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandali Bar has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dhandali Bar is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandali Bar covers 404.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhandali Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandali Bar.

Dhandali Bar is about 23 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandali Bar is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Contai III is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.