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About Danghara Village

Danghara is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,070, made up of 2,110 males and 1,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 171.24 hectares
Population 4,070
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 1,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Danghara compares

By the 2011 count Danghara is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 171.24 hectares work out to about 24 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 965.

Getting to Danghara

Danghara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Danghara as Available within village. 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 Danghara from other places

Danghara lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 3.7 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 Danghara
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 3.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Danghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Danghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Danghara village had a population of 4,070. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Danghara village has 2,110 males and 1,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danghara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Danghara is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danghara covers 171.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Danghara falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Danghara is Pinargaria, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Danghara.

Danghara is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danghara is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 3.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Murarai II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amudda (4.5 km), Alam Chak (5.9 km) and Bonha (9.0 km).

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

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