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About Dangra Village

Dangra is a small village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 210 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Dangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 210
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangra compares

By the 2011 count Dangra is the 109th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dangra

Dangra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dangra from other places

Dangra lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 18 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 Dangra
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 7.8 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 16 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 18 km

Villages closest to Dangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangra village had a population of 402. That makes it the 109th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Dangra village has 210 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Dangra covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangra falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dangra is Jakhim, about 18 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 km distance for Dangra.

Dangra is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangra is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 7.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 16 km away. Aurangābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobdiha (under 2 km), Alarpur (under 2 km) and Chaukhara (under 2 km).

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

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