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About Dhargaon Village

Dhargaon is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 531 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhargaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 315.36 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 531
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhargaon is the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 315.36 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhargaon

Dhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhargaon 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 Dhabera, Dhadanga, Dhadikidih and Dhadkidih. 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 Dhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhargaon village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Dhargaon village has 531 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhargaon has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Dhargaon covers 315.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhargaon 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 Dhargaon.

Dhargaon 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 Dhargaon today is likely to be higher.

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