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About Dhosa Village

Dhosa is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,216 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhosa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743396
Area (hectares) 233.5 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhosa compares

By the 2011 count Dhosa is the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 233.5 hectares work out to about 10 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 943.

Getting to Dhosa

Dhosa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhosa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhosa from other places

Dhosa lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 8.4 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 Dhosa
Nearest railway station Gocharan 8.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Dhosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhosa village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Dhosa village has 1,216 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhosa has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhosa is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhosa covers 233.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhosa falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhosa is Gocharan, about 8.4 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 village for Dhosa.

Dhosa is about 16 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.

Dhosa is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 8.4 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 14 km away. Jaynagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaneshwar (under 2 km), Manik Nagar (under 2 km) and Purba Gabberia (under 2 km).

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

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