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About Dhanara Village

Dhanara is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 647 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 263.05 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 647
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanara is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 263.05 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhanara

Dhanara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Burahatu Alias Kashidih, Chak Labarerdih Alias Ghatban, Chatuhansa and Chitidih. 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 Dhanara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanara village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Dhanara village has 647 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanara has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhanara is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanara covers 263.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanara falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanara.

Dhanara is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Dhanara today is likely to be higher.

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