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About Dimu Village

Dimu is a large village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,471, made up of 1,280 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 435.24 hectares
Population 2,471
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dimu compares

By the 2011 count Dimu is the 11th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 435.24 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dimu

Dimu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dimu 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chitmu, Chorgali, Chutukpiri and Damra. 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 Dimu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimu village had a population of 2,471. That makes it the 11th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Dimu village has 1,280 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dimu is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dimu covers 435.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dimu falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dimu 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dimu.

Dimu is in Jhalda II 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 Dimu today is likely to be higher.

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