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About Dangsi Village

Dangsi is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,999, made up of 1,453 males and 1,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Dangsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 2,999
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangsi compares

By the 2011 count Dangsi is the 27th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Dangsi

Dangsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dangsi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dangsi from other places

Dangsi lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 5.0 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 Dangsi
Nearest railway station Sher 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 7.9 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Dangsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangsi village had a population of 2,999. That makes it the 27th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dangsi village has 1,453 males and 1,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangsi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Dangsi covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dangsi falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dangsi is Sher, about 5.0 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 village for Dangsi.

Dangsi is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangsi is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 5.0 km away. Barauli is about 7.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhampur (under 2 km), Larauli (under 2 km) and Panditpur (under 2 km).

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

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