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About Dantura Village

Dantura is one of the larger villages in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,870, made up of 3,442 males and 3,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731221
Area (hectares) 148.92 hectares
Population 6,870
Male Population 3,442
Female Population 3,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantura compares

By the 2011 count Dantura is the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 148.92 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dantura

Dantura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dantura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dantura from other places

Dantura lies about 27 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jangipur Road, about 10 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 Dantura
Nearest railway station Jangipur Road 10 km
Nearest town Jangipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 27 km
District headquarters Birbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Dantura

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 Dantura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantura village had a population of 6,870. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Dantura village has 3,442 males and 3,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantura has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dantura is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantura covers 148.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dantura is Jangipur Road, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Dantura.

Dantura is about 27 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantura is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Jangipur Road is about 10 km away. Jangipur is about 14 km away. Murarai II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mitrapur (1.9 km), Palitpur (2.0 km) and Bisor (2.5 km).

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

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