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About Dhunia Village

Dhunia 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 868, made up of 467 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 298.53 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 467
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhunia compares

By the 2011 count Dhunia is the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 298.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Dhunia

Dhunia 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 Dhunia as Available within village. 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 Churmi, Dabar, Daikiari and Dhatara. 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 Dhunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunia village had a population of 868. That makes it the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Dhunia village has 467 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunia has about 859 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 Dhunia is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunia covers 298.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhunia.

Dhunia 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 Dhunia today is likely to be higher.

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