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About Dhopahari Village

Dhopahari is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 398 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhopahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 280.45 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 398
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhopahari compares

By the 2011 count Dhopahari is the 79th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 280.45 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhopahari

Dhopahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhopahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dejori, Dhanera, Dhanjor and Dhatla. 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 Dhopahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopahari village had a population of 817. That makes it the 79th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Dhopahari village has 398 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopahari has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhopahari is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhopahari covers 280.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhopahari 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 village for Dhopahari.

Dhopahari 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 Dhopahari today is likely to be higher.

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