About Dharmatala Village

Dharmatala is one of the larger villages in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,003, made up of 2,435 males and 2,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.81 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	Canning I
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	406.81 hectares
Population	5,003
Male Population	2,435
Female Population	2,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmatala compares

By the 2011 count Dharmatala is the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 406.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dharmatala

Dharmatala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharmatala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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	Canning 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 Canning 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.

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Common questions about Dharmatala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmatala village had a population of 5,003. That makes it the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Dharmatala village has 2,435 males and 2,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmatala has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Dharmatala covers 406.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmatala falls under Canning 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about 11 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Canning I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.