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About Dhantair Village

Dhantair is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 262 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 68.2 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 262
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Dhantair compares

By the 2011 count Dhantair is the 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 68.2 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhantair

Dhantair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhantair 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. The nearest villages by name are Dadhikotbari, Dakshin Kotagaon, Dakshin Krishnapur and Darimanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhantair

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantair village had a population of 559. That makes it the 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Dhantair village has 262 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantair has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dhantair is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantair covers 68.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhantair falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhantair notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhantair.

Dhantair is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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