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About Dhatara Village

Dhatara is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 674 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 326.95 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 674
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhatara compares

By the 2011 count Dhatara is the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 326.95 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 935.

Getting to Dhatara

Dhatara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhatara as Available within <5 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 Chinpina, Chorpahari, Churmi and Dabar. 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 Dhatara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatara village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 31st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Dhatara village has 674 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhatara is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhatara covers 326.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhatara falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Dhatara is in Raghunathpur 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 Dhatara today is likely to be higher.

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