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About Dongalan Village

Dongalan is a large village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,601 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongalan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 516.43 hectares
Population 3,182
Male Population 1,601
Female Population 1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dongalan compares

By the 2011 count Dongalan is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 516.43 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dongalan

The census records public bus service for Dongalan 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dasarath Bati, Dhamur, Dharmapur and Dibakar Bati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dongalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongalan village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Dongalan village has 1,601 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongalan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dongalan is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongalan covers 516.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dongalan falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dongalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dongalan.

Dongalan is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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