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About Dangra Village

Dangra is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 285 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 145.85 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 285
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 73rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 145.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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 <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 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, 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 Dera Gopipur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Dangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 563. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dangra village has 285 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dangra is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangra covers 145.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangra falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangra is Chintpurni Marg, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dangra.

Dangra is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangra is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.8 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reserve Jangal Dangra (under 2 km), Pragpur (under 2 km) and Balyana (1.6 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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