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About Dhananjoypur Village

Dhananjoypur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 589 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhananjoypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhananjoypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 70.01 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 589
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhananjoypur compares

By the 2011 count Dhananjoypur is the 51st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 70.01 hectares work out to about 16 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 Dhananjoypur

Dhananjoypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhananjoypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhananjoypur from other places

Dhananjoypur lies about 6.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 4.4 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 Dhananjoypur
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 6.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.5 km

Villages closest to Dhananjoypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhananjoypur village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 51st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Dhananjoypur village has 589 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhananjoypur has about 883 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 Dhananjoypur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhananjoypur covers 70.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhananjoypur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhananjoypur is Madhabpur, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhananjoypur.

Dhananjoypur is about 6.2 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.

Dhananjoypur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 4.4 km away. Mandirbazar is about 6.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauraltala Mukundapur (under 2 km), Sarifnagar (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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