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About Dharipara Village

Dharipara is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 337 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharipara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 42.09 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 337
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharipara compares

By the 2011 count Dharipara is the 167th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 42.09 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dharipara

Dharipara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharipara as Available within 5 - 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 Dharipara from other places

Dharipara lies about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, 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 Dharipara
Nearest railway station Kachna 13 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 44 km

Villages closest to Dharipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharipara village had a population of 639. That makes it the 167th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Dharipara village has 337 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharipara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dharipara is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharipara covers 42.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharipara falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharipara is Kachna, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharipara.

Dharipara is about 44 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharipara is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kachna is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Karandighi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabanpur (5.8 km), Dakishin Maheshpur (10 km) and Purba Maheshpur (10 km).

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

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