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About Danga Village

Danga is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 971 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 207.32 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 971
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Danga compares

By the 2011 count Danga is the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 207.32 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Danga

Danga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Danga 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 Danga from other places

Danga lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 22 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 Danga
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 22 km
District headquarters Bankura 22 km
Nearest town Bānkura 22 km

Villages closest to Danga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danga village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Danga village has 971 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danga has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Danga is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danga covers 207.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danga falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Danga is Bankura Jn., about 22 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 Danga.

Danga is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danga is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 7.0 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 22 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangarampur (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Bheduasol (under 2 km).

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

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