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About Dhanpota Village

Dhanpota is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,326, made up of 1,753 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 137.73 hectares
Population 3,326
Male Population 1,753
Female Population 1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanpota compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpota is the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 137.73 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhanpota

The census records public bus service for Dhanpota 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpota from other places

Dhanpota lies about 6.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 2.4 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 Dhanpota
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 6.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.1 km

Villages closest to Dhanpota

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 Dhanpota

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpota village had a population of 3,326. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Dhanpota village has 1,753 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpota has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpota is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpota covers 137.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanpota is Bahirpuya Halt, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhanpota.

Dhanpota is about 6.5 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.

Dhanpota is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 2.4 km away. Magrahat II is about 6.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbanandapur (under 2 km), Paran Khali (under 2 km) and Maitala (under 2 km).

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

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