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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhasunia is a village in Khoyrasol mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 297 in 59 households. The village has a literacy rate of 72.1% and postal code 731125.
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- LGD code
- 318295
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population
- 297
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 137
- Distance to district centre
- 47 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 17 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 185 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1130 km
- Nearest railway station
- Panchra · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rajnagar BPHC · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhasunia compares
By population, Dhasunia ranks #108 of 170 villages in Khoyrasol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.1%
+12.2% vs mandal average
- Dhasunia
- 72.1%
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 59.9%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+70 vs mandal average
- Dhasunia
- 1,007
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Dhasunia
- 5.0
- Khoyrasol mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhasunia at a glance
Dhasunia is a village of 297 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Khoyrasol block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 108th-largest of 170 villages in Khoyrasol block. Literacy is 72%, 12 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Birbhum district centre, 7 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 15 km from Panchra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731125, served by Khoyrasole post office; the LGD village code is 318295. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rajnagar BPHC, 10 km away. The sarpanch is RUPA GOP, and the village votes in Dubrajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anup Kumar Saha. The population is estimated at 332 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhasunia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 154.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhasunia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhasunia
- LGD code
- 318295
- Pincode
- 731125
- Post office
- Khoyrasole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 297
- Population (projected 2026)
- 332
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 72.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.88635°N, 87.24844°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Birbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dubrajpur
- Member of Parliament
- Satabdi Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anup Kumar Saha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUPA GOP
- Block / Mandal
- Khoyrasol
Getting there
How to reach Dhasunia
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata185 kmcapital
- Delhi1130 km
- Hyderabad1163 km
- Chennai1408 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPanchra15 km
- Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর18 km
- Hospital / PHCRajnagar BPHC10 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank28 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump28 km
- CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya36 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post27 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731125
- BarraKhoyrasol mandal10,798 pop
- RasaKhoyrasol mandal4,037 pop
- LokpurKhoyrasol mandal4,018 pop
- RanipatharKhoyrasol mandal3,753 pop
- Dakshin HazaraturKhoyrasol mandal3,420 pop
- PanchraKhoyrasol mandal3,412 pop
- KankartalaKhoyrasol mandal3,390 pop
- KhayrashoalKhoyrasol mandal3,313 pop
- BabuirjorKhoyrasol mandal3,038 pop
Villages near Dhasunia
Other villages in Khoyrasol mandal
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- Bara Ban
- Ranipathar
- Dakshin Hazaratur
- Panchra
- Kankartala
- Khayrashoal
- Babuirjor
- Palpai
- Parsundi
- Naxrakanda
- Naopara
- Sahapur
- Nabasan
- Hariektala
- Pursunda
- Kendgara
- Bhimgara
- Bahadurpur
- Bhadulia
- Budhpur
- Barakuri
- Aliat
- Kathi
- Shrirampur
- Bagashola
- Perua Gopalpur
- Maynadal
- Rasidpur
- Laubere
- Mundira
- Purba Barkola
- Penchalia
- Kharikabad
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)