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About Dangal Village

Dangal is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 633 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 145.08 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 633
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangal compares

By the 2011 count Dangal is the 45th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 145.08 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dangal

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

Dangal lies about 11 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.7 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 Dangal
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 35 km

Villages closest to Dangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangal village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 45th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Dangal village has 633 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangal has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dangal is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangal covers 145.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangal falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangal is Mallarpur, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dangal.

Dangal is about 11 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangal is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.9 km away. Birbhum is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (1.7 km), Rajarampur (1.7 km) and Gopalpur (2.9 km).

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

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