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About Dangatuk Santali Village

Dangatuk Santali is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 98 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangatuk Santali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangatuk Santali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 98
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangatuk Santali compares

By the 2011 count Dangatuk Santali is the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dangatuk Santali

Dangatuk Santali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dangatuk Santali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dangatuk Santali from other places

Dangatuk Santali lies about 35 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 2.4 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 Dangatuk Santali
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 2.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 35 km

Villages closest to Dangatuk Santali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 Dangatuk Santali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangatuk Santali village had a population of 197. That makes it the 84th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Dangatuk Santali village has 98 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangatuk Santali has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dangatuk Santali is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangatuk Santali covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dangatuk Santali falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangatuk Santali is Dhamdhamia, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dangatuk Santali.

Dangatuk Santali is about 35 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangatuk Santali is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 2.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Taljhari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haldigarh (under 2 km), Taltak (1.8 km) and Shampur (1.8 km).

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

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