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About Dangram Village

Dangram is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 379 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 131.02 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 379
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dangram compares

By the 2011 count Dangram is the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 131.02 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dangram

Dangram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dangram 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangram from other places

Dangram lies about 4.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Dangram
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 4.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Dangram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangram village had a population of 756. That makes it the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Dangram village has 379 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangram has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dangram is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangram covers 131.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangram falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangram is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 village for Dangram.

Dangram is about 4.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangram is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Rampurhat I is about 4.5 km away. Birbhum is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayas (under 2 km), Bashuipara (under 2 km) and Rangaipur (2.1 km).

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

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