About Dhakania Village

Dhakania is a small village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 120 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakania village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733211
Area (hectares)	67.58 hectares
Population	218
Male Population	120
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	817
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakania compares

By the 2011 count Dhakania is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 67.58 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhakania

Dhakania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakania as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhakania from other places

Dhakania lies about 9.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 9.1 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 Dhakania
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	9.7 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	9.7 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	12 km

Villages closest to Dhakania

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

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Common questions about Dhakania

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakania village had a population of 218. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dhakania village has 120 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakania has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhakania is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakania covers 67.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakania falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhakania is Hatwar, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhakania.

Dhakania is about 9.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakania is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 9.1 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 9.7 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.