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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhitai Bashan is a village in Nanda Kumar mandal, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,615 across 348 households. The village has a literacy rate of 81.7%.
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- LGD code
- 344740
- Pincode
- 721632
- Post office
- Nandakumar
- Population
- 1,615
- Households
- 348
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 537
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 60 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1124 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nandakumar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Basulia Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhitai Bashan compares
By population, Dhitai Bashan ranks #58 of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.7%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Dhitai Bashan
- 81.7%
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 75.3%
- Purba Medinipur district
- 77.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+8 vs mandal average
- Dhitai Bashan
- 946
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Dhitai Bashan
- 4.6
- Nanda Kumar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhitai Bashan at a glance
Dhitai Bashan is a village of 1,615 people in 348 households (Census 2011) in Nanda Kumar block, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 58th-largest of 101 villages in Nanda Kumar block. Literacy is 82%, 6 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Purba Medinipur district centre, 7 km from Jalpai, the nearest town, 2 km from Nandakumar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721632, served by Nandakumar post office; the LGD village code is 344740. The nearest hospital or health centre is Basulia Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Tamluk assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hare Krishna Bera. The population is estimated at 1,807 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kumarara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhitai Bashan · this village | 1,615 | 82% | — |
| Khejur Berya · Nanda Kumar | 1,735 | 80% | 0.9 km W |
| Jambur Basan · Nanda Kumar | 1,751 | 78% | 1.1 km NW |
| Jashnan · Nanda Kumar | 977 | 81% | 1.2 km E |
| Mandar Gachhya · Nanda Kumar | 2,691 | 78% | 1.3 km NE |
| Kolsar · Nanda Kumar | 2,026 | 78% | 1.8 km N |
| Naikundi · Nanda Kumar | 2,540 | 79% | 2.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhitai Bashan
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 97.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhitai Bashan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhitai Bashan
- LGD code
- 344740
- Pincode
- 721632
- Post office
- Nandakumar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,615
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,807
- Households
- 348
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Coordinates
- 22.20531°N, 87.93792°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamluk
- Member of Parliament
- Abhijit Gangopadhyay
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hare Krishna Bera
- Block / Mandal
- Nanda Kumar
Getting there
How to reach Dhitai Bashan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata60 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1124 km
- Delhi1291 km
- Chennai1299 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNandakumar2 km
- Bus stopNandakumar-Mahisada/ Haldia Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCBasulia Rural Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankUnited Bank of India1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil21 km
- CollegeMahishadal Raj College5 km
- Police stationDiamond Harbour Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dhitai Bashan
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sitala MandirTemple4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721632
- SitalpurNanda Kumar mandal8,807 pop
- KalyanpurNanda Kumar mandal5,421 pop
- ShridharpurNanda Kumar mandal5,035 pop
- MahammadpurNanda Kumar mandal4,614 pop
- BasdebpurNanda Kumar mandal4,379 pop
- KumararaNanda Kumar mandal4,231 pop
- MadhabpurNanda Kumar mandal4,055 pop
- BhabanipurNanda Kumar mandal3,954 pop
- ParamhansapurNanda Kumar mandal3,310 pop
Villages near Dhitai Bashan
Other villages in Nanda Kumar mandal
View all 60+ →- Jalpai
- Saorabere Jalpai (P)
- Bar Godagudar
- Kunar Chak
- Sitalpur
- Khanchi
- Baich Berya
- Kalyanpur
- Shridharpur
- Bargoda
- Terapara Jalpai (P)
- Shyamsundarpur
- Chak Simulya
- Mahammadpur
- Raj Nagar
- Basdebpur
- Kumarara
- Madhabpur
- Bhabanipur
- Paramhansapur
- Dakshin Narikelda
- Puyeda
- Bar Baichberya
- Sandalpur
- Naradari
- Kalyan Chak
- Tikarampur
- Mandar Gachhya
- Naikundi
- Dakshin Damodarpur
- Rajarampur
- Hansgere
- Karak
- Thekuya Chak
- Namal
- Dihiguma
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)