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About Dingal Village

Dingal is a mid sized village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 305 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dingal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dingal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 119.51 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 305
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dingal compares

By the 2011 count Dingal is the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 119.51 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dingal

Dingal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dingal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deshra, Dhanjoga, Dharapat and Dhula Danga. 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 Dingal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dingal village had a population of 565. That makes it the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Dingal village has 305 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dingal has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dingal is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dingal covers 119.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dingal falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dingal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dingal.

Dingal is in Kotulpur 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 Dingal today is likely to be higher.

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