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About Dhadanga Village

Dhadanga is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 833 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 421.84 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 833
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhadanga compares

By the 2011 count Dhadanga is the 17th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 421.84 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhadanga

Dhadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhadanga 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chirudih, Damda, Damrabad and Deghariadih. 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 Dhadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadanga village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 17th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Dhadanga village has 833 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadanga has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhadanga is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhadanga covers 421.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhadanga falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhadanga 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 village for Dhadanga.

Dhadanga is in Barabazar 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 Dhadanga today is likely to be higher.

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