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About Dhanera Village

Dhanera is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 611 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 276.81 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 611
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanera compares

By the 2011 count Dhanera is the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 276.81 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 972.

Getting to Dhanera

Dhanera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dalanbani, Daldali, Damankiari and Daulatpur. 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 Dhanera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanera village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Dhanera village has 611 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanera has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhanera is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanera covers 276.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanera falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhanera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanera.

Dhanera is in Kashipur 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 Dhanera today is likely to be higher.

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