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About Dhantola Village

Dhantola is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,503, made up of 4,872 males and 4,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733213
Area (hectares) 757.57 hectares
Population 9,503
Male Population 4,872
Female Population 4,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhantola compares

By the 2011 count Dhantola is the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 757.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dhantola

Dhantola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhantola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhantola from other places

Dhantola lies about 35 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 1.6 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 Dhantola
Nearest railway station Gaisal 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 12 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 35 km

Villages closest to Dhantola

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.

Common questions about Dhantola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantola village had a population of 9,503. That makes it the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Dhantola village has 4,872 males and 4,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantola has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dhantola is 733213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantola covers 757.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhantola is Gaisal, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhantola.

Dhantola is about 35 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantola is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 1.6 km away. Islampur is about 12 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Mankadanga (under 2 km), Gaisal (under 2 km) and Kachna (1.6 km).

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

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