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About Dhopa Gachhi Village

Dhopa Gachhi is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,663, made up of 1,887 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhopa Gachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopa Gachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 156.62 hectares
Population 3,663
Male Population 1,887
Female Population 1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhopa Gachhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhopa Gachhi is the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 156.62 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhopa Gachhi

Dhopa Gachhi 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 Dhopa Gachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhopa Gachhi from other places

Dhopa Gachhi lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baruipur Junction, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhopa Gachhi
Nearest railway station Baruipur Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 2.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Dhopa Gachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 Dhopa Gachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopa Gachhi village had a population of 3,663. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Dhopa Gachhi village has 1,887 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopa Gachhi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dhopa Gachhi is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhopa Gachhi covers 156.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhopa Gachhi falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhopa Gachhi is Baruipur Junction, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhopa Gachhi is about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhopa Gachhi is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baruipur Junction is about 2.7 km away. Baruipur is about 2.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhya Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Uttar Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Biraldham Nagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhopa Gachhi today is likely to be higher.

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