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About Dhankail Village

Dhankail is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,340 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 267.42 hectares
Population 2,603
Male Population 1,340
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhankail compares

By the 2011 count Dhankail is the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 267.42 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhankail

Dhankail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhankail 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deogaon, Dhabail, Dhamja and Dhanaitor. 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 Dhankail

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankail village had a population of 2,603. That makes it the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Dhankail village has 1,340 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankail has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dhankail is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankail covers 267.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankail falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhankail notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhankail.

Dhankail is in Kaliaganj 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 Dhankail today is likely to be higher.

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