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About Dhansura Village

Dhansura is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 669 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 198.7 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 669
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dhansura compares

By the 2011 count Dhansura is the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 198.7 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 963.

Getting to Dhansura

Dhansura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhansura 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 Chitarpoka, Chunardi Alias Nakrakura, Dabar and Dakhinbahal. 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 Dhansura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansura village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Dhansura village has 669 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansura has about 955 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Dhansura is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansura covers 198.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhansura falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhansura 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 Dhansura.

Dhansura is in Purulia 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 Dhansura today is likely to be higher.

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