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About Dhekiya Village

Dhekiya is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 129 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekiya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 106.03 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 129
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhekiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhekiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 106.03 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dhekiya

Dhekiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhekiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chipida, Chirka, Chituara and Damda. 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 Dhekiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekiya village had a population of 240. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Dhekiya village has 129 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekiya has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dhekiya is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekiya covers 106.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekiya falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhekiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhekiya.

Dhekiya is in Purulia I 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 Dhekiya today is likely to be higher.

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