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About Dangal Village

Dangal is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 847 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, 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 Mayureswar I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 104.47 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 847
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Dangal compares

By the 2011 count Dangal is the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 104.47 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dangal

The census records public bus service for Dangal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangal from other places

Dangal lies about 4.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 town Rampur Hat 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 4.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.2 km

Villages closest to Dangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 1,622. That makes it the 31st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Dangal village has 847 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dangal is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangal covers 104.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dangal falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangal is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dangal.

Dangal is about 4.2 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Mayureswar I is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharani Nabagram (4.4 km), Pakhuria (5.1 km) and Sanakpur (5.3 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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