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About Dholmari Village

Dholmari is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,948, made up of 1,011 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 155.78 hectares
Population 1,948
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholmari compares

By the 2011 count Dholmari is the 17th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 155.78 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dholmari

Dholmari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholmari as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholmari from other places

Dholmari lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 9.8 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 Dholmari
Nearest railway station Nachinda 9.8 km
Nearest town Contai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Dholmari

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

Common questions about Dholmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholmari village had a population of 1,948. That makes it the 17th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Dholmari village has 1,011 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholmari has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dholmari is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholmari covers 155.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholmari falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dholmari is Nachinda, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholmari.

Dholmari 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.

Dholmari is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 9.8 km away. Contai is about 10 km away. Deshopran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basanta Shyamraybar (3.8 km), Basantia (3.8 km) and Dariapur (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dholmari today is likely to be higher.

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