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About Dansar Village

Dansar is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,283, made up of 1,685 males and 1,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dansar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 3,283
Male Population 1,685
Female Population 1,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dansar compares

By the 2011 count Dansar is the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dansar

The census records public bus service for Dansar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dansar from other places

Dansar lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 2.6 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 Dansar
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 2.6 km
Nearest town Kasba 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Dansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dansar village had a population of 3,283. That makes it the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Dansar village has 1,685 males and 1,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dansar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dansar is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dansar covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dansar falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dansar is Jalalgarh, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dansar.

Dansar is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dansar is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 2.6 km away. Kasba is about 10 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansi (under 2 km), Hafania (1.8 km) and Dumra (2.0 km).

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

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