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About Dholtikari Village

Dholtikari is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 733 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholtikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholtikari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 179.34 hectares
Population 1,449
Male Population 733
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Dholtikari compares

By the 2011 count Dholtikari is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 179.34 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dholtikari

Dholtikari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholtikari 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 Dholtikari from other places

Dholtikari lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 14 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 Dholtikari
Tehsil headquarters Falta 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 14 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Dholtikari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Dholtikari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholtikari village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dholtikari village has 733 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholtikari has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dholtikari is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholtikari covers 179.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholtikari falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dholtikari is Gurudas Nagar, about 14 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 Dholtikari.

Dholtikari is about 28 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.

Dholtikari is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 8.3 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 14 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalsa (under 2 km), Satal (under 2 km) and Laskarpur (under 2 km).

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

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