About Dholigaon Village

Dholigaon is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 746 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholigaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733207
Area (hectares)	104.4 hectares
Population	1,447
Male Population	746
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholigaon compares

By the 2011 count Dholigaon is the 65th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 104.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dholigaon

Dholigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholigaon as Available within village. 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 Dholigaon from other places

Dholigaon lies about 60 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mangurjan, about 14 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 Dholigaon
Nearest railway station	Mangurjan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	18 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	60 km

Villages closest to Dholigaon

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

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Common questions about Dholigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholigaon village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 65th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Dholigaon village has 746 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholigaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dholigaon is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholigaon covers 104.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholigaon falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dholigaon is Mangurjan, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dholigaon.

Dholigaon is about 60 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholigaon is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mangurjan is about 14 km away. Islampur is about 18 km away. Islāmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.