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About Sri Dharat Village

Sri Dharat is a small village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 88 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sri Dharat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sri Dharat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 52.01 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 88
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sri Dharat compares

By the 2011 count Sri Dharat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 52.01 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sri Dharat

Sri Dharat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sri Dharat as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sri Dharat from other places

Sri Dharat lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 12 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 Sri Dharat
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 12 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Sri Dharat

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 Sri Dharat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sri Dharat village had a population of 173. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Sri Dharat village has 88 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sri Dharat has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sri Dharat is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sri Dharat covers 52.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sri Dharat is Basuldanga, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sri Dharat.

Sri Dharat is about 25 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.

Sri Dharat is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 11 km away. Basuldanga is about 12 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baichbere (under 2 km), Gobindapur (under 2 km) and Bhagabanpur (under 2 km).

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

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