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About Dharanidhar Chak Village

Dharanidhar Chak is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 202 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharanidhar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharanidhar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 49.34 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 202
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Dharanidhar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dharanidhar Chak is the 94th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 49.34 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dharanidhar Chak

Dharanidhar Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharanidhar Chak 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharanidhar Chak from other places

Dharanidhar Chak lies about 94 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 17 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 Dharanidhar Chak
Nearest railway station Lebutala 17 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 94 km

Villages closest to Dharanidhar Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 Dharanidhar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharanidhar Chak village had a population of 386. That makes it the 94th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Dharanidhar Chak village has 202 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharanidhar Chak has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Dharanidhar Chak is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharanidhar Chak covers 49.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharanidhar Chak falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharanidhar Chak is Lebutala, about 17 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 km distance for Dharanidhar Chak.

Dharanidhar Chak is about 94 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharanidhar Chak is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Lebutala is about 17 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 22 km away. Chandipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdabad (3.8 km), Jahanabad 2nd Part (3.8 km) and Nasirabad (3.8 km).

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

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