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About Dhanya Ghar Village

Dhanya Ghar is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,179 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanya Ghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanya Ghar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721643
Area (hectares) 106.97 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Dhanya Ghar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanya Ghar is the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 106.97 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhanya Ghar

Dhanya Ghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanya Ghar 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 Dakshin Gumai, Dakshin Narikelda, Dakshin Sautan Chak and Dakshin Srikrishnapur. 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 Dhanya Ghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanya Ghar village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dhanya Ghar village has 1,179 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanya Ghar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhanya Ghar is 721643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanya Ghar covers 106.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanya Ghar falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanya Ghar 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 Dhanya Ghar.

Dhanya Ghar is in Nanda Kumar 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 Dhanya Ghar today is likely to be higher.

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