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About Dangapara Village

Dangapara is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 285 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 101.38 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 285
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapara is the 43rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 101.38 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dangapara

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

How far is Dangapara from other places

Dangapara lies about 6.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.6 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 Dangapara
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 6.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.6 km

Villages closest to Dangapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapara village had a population of 557. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Dangapara village has 285 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dangapara is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapara covers 101.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangapara falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangapara is Swadinpur, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance for Dangapara.

Dangapara is about 6.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangapara is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 5.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.1 km away. Nalhati II is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabasidanga (2.3 km), Purbba Lakshminarayanpur (4.0 km) and Raghurambati (5.1 km).

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

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