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About Dodalia Village

Dodalia is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 930 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 101.46 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 930
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodalia compares

By the 2011 count Dodalia is the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 101.46 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dodalia

Dodalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dodalia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodalia from other places

Dodalia lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 4.9 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 Dodalia
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 4.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Dodalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Dodalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodalia village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Dodalia village has 930 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodalia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dodalia is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodalia covers 101.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dodalia falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dodalia is Uttar Radhanagar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dodalia.

Dodalia is about 14 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.

Dodalia is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 4.9 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat II 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 Uttar Krishnapur (under 2 km), Atparui (under 2 km) and Balbalia (under 2 km).

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

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