About Dhagra Village

Dhagra is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 330 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Hura
Pincode	723101
Area (hectares)	166.95 hectares
Population	700
Male Population	330
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagra compares

By the 2011 count Dhagra is the 72nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 166.95 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhagra

Dhagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhagra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhagra from other places

Dhagra lies about 57 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 Dhagra
Nearest railway station	Bankura Jn.	28 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hura	32 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	57 km

Villages closest to Dhagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hura 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.

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Common questions about Dhagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagra village had a population of 700. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Dhagra village has 330 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagra has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhagra is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagra covers 166.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhagra falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhagra is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Dhagra.

Dhagra is about 57 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagra is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Bankura Jn. is about 28 km away. Bānkura is about 29 km away. Hura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.