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About Dhanda Village

Dhanda is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 352 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 337.17 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 352
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Dhanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhanda is the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 337.17 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 993.

Getting to Dhanda

Dhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanda 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. The nearest villages by name are Damjuri, Dangardi, Danrika Doba and Dhabani. 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 Dhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanda village had a population of 682. That makes it the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dhanda village has 352 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhanda is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanda covers 337.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanda falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Dhanda is in Manbazar 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 Dhanda today is likely to be higher.

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