About Dunigram Village

Dunigram is one of the larger villages in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,282, made up of 4,295 males and 3,987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunigram village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat II
Pincode	731241
Area (hectares)	549.75 hectares
Population	8,282
Male Population	4,295
Female Population	3,987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunigram compares

By the 2011 count Dunigram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 549.75 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dunigram

Dunigram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunigram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dunigram from other places

Dunigram lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, 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 Dunigram
Nearest railway station	Takipur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat II	13 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	13 km

Villages closest to Dunigram

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

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Common questions about Dunigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunigram village had a population of 8,282. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dunigram village has 4,295 males and 3,987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunigram has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dunigram is 731241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunigram covers 549.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dunigram falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dunigram is Takipur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dunigram.

Dunigram is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunigram is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 10 km away. Rampurhat II is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.