About Dhenkua Village

Dhenkua is a large village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,414, made up of 1,805 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenkua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenkua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Sutahata
Pincode	721658
Area (hectares)	189.7 hectares
Population	3,414
Male Population	1,805
Female Population	1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhenkua compares

By the 2011 count Dhenkua is the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 189.7 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhenkua

Dhenkua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhenkua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bijayrampur, Chaitanyapur, Chak Sijbere and Dakshin Gobindpur. 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.

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Common questions about Dhenkua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenkua village had a population of 3,414. That makes it the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Dhenkua village has 1,805 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenkua has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dhenkua is 721658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenkua covers 189.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhenkua falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhenkua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhenkua.

Dhenkua is in Sutahata 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.