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About Dangraha Village

Dangraha is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 747 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Dangraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 747
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangraha compares

By the 2011 count Dangraha is the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 934.

Getting to Dangraha

Dangraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangraha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangraha from other places

Dangraha lies about 9.6 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.0 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 Dangraha
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 3.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 10 km

Villages closest to Dangraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangraha village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Dangraha village has 747 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangraha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Dangraha covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangraha falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dangraha is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dangraha.

Dangraha is about 9.6 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangraha is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 3.0 km away. Purnia is about 9.6 km away. Srinagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debinagar (3.4 km), Jhuni (3.6 km) and Balua (3.8 km).

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

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