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About Dangra Village

Dangra is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 70 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 70
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangra compares

By the 2011 count Dangra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dangra from other places

Dangra lies about 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Daniyawan Bazar Halt, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Daniyawan Bazar Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Fatwa 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 78 km

Villages closest to Dangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 124. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dangra village has 70 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangra has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dangra is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangra covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangra falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dangra is Daniyawan Bazar Halt, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Dangra.

Dangra is about 78 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangra is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Daniyawan Bazar Halt is about under 2 km away. Fatwa is about 7.5 km away. Fatehpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamru Chak (under 2 km), Nimi (2.6 km) and Guri (3.6 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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