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About Dokanda Village

Dokanda is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 642 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721152
Area (hectares) 132.88 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 642
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dokanda compares

By the 2011 count Dokanda is the 81st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 132.88 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dokanda

Dokanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dokanda 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhamat, Dhananjoypur, Dharenda and Dharmmapur. 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 Dokanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokanda village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 81st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dokanda village has 642 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokanda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dokanda is 721152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokanda covers 132.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dokanda falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dokanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dokanda.

Dokanda is in Panskura 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 Dokanda today is likely to be higher.

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