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About Dharmatala Village

Dharmatala is a mid sized village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 360 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmatala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 91.6 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 360
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Dharmatala compares

By the 2011 count Dharmatala is the 76th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 91.6 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dharmatala

Dharmatala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmatala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmatala from other places

Dharmatala lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 11 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 Dharmatala
Nearest railway station Surjyapur 11 km
Nearest town Canning 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Dharmatala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Dharmatala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmatala village had a population of 671. That makes it the 76th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Dharmatala village has 360 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmatala has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dharmatala is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmatala covers 91.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmatala falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharmatala is Surjyapur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dharmatala.

Dharmatala is about 19 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.

Dharmatala is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 11 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Bhangar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaneswar (2.3 km), Santra (6.7 km) and Bhatipota (9.8 km).

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

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