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About Dangapara Village

Dangapara is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 843 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 843
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapara is the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dangapara

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

Dangapara lies about 34 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 31 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 Dangapara
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Gumani 31 km
District headquarters Pakur 34 km

Villages closest to Dangapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapara village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 13th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dangapara village has 843 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapara has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dangapara is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapara covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangapara falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangapara is Gumani, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dangapara.

Dangapara is about 34 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangapara is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 19 km away. Gumani is about 31 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telopara (3.2 km), Chagarjani (4.5 km) and Jordiha (8.2 km).

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

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