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About Dholkata Village

Dholkata is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 652 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 137.28 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 652
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholkata compares

By the 2011 count Dholkata is the 35th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 137.28 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dholkata

Dholkata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholkata 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 Deshra, Deuli, Dhabani and Dhadkigora. 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 Dholkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholkata village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 35th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Dholkata village has 652 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholkata has about 977 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 977.

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

Dholkata covers 137.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dholkata 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 Dholkata.

Dholkata is in Hura 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 Dholkata today is likely to be higher.

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