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About Dhopahat Village

Dhopahat 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 788, made up of 410 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhopahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopahat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 75.93 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 410
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Dhopahat compares

By the 2011 count Dhopahat is the 77th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 75.93 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhopahat

The census records public bus service for Dhopahat 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 Dhopahat from other places

Dhopahat lies about 9.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 2.6 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 Dhopahat
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 9.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 12 km

Villages closest to Dhopahat

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 Dhopahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopahat village had a population of 788. That makes it the 77th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Dhopahat village has 410 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopahat has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dhopahat is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhopahat covers 75.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhopahat is Madhabpur, about 2.6 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 Dhopahat.

Dhopahat is about 9.4 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.

Dhopahat is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 2.6 km away. Mandirbazar is about 9.4 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ghateshwar (under 2 km), Kishmatmadhabnagar (under 2 km) and Ramlochanpur (1.6 km).

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

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