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About Dhekipara Village

Dhekipara is a small village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 24 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekipara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733252
Area (hectares) 135.04 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 24
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
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 Dhekipara compares

By the 2011 count Dhekipara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 135.04 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhekipara

Dhekipara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhekipara 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 Dhamja, Dhanaitor, Dhanipukur and Dhankail. 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 Dhekipara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekipara village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Dhekipara village has 24 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekipara has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dhekipara is 733252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekipara covers 135.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhekipara 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 Dhekipara.

Dhekipara 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 Dhekipara today is likely to be higher.

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