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About Dhanalia Village

Dhanalia is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 615 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 249.28 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 615
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanalia compares

By the 2011 count Dhanalia is the 90th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 249.28 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhanalia

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

How far is Dhanalia from other places

Dhanalia lies about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 13 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 Dhanalia
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 6.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Dhanalia

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.

Common questions about Dhanalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanalia village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 90th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dhanalia village has 615 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanalia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhanalia is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanalia covers 249.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanalia is Hatwar, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanalia.

Dhanalia is about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanalia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 6.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.9 km away. Hatwar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saur (under 2 km), Bajiaur (under 2 km) and Bidyanandapur (1.7 km).

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

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