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About Dinagar Village

Dinagar is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 381 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 170.51 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 381
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Dinagar compares

By the 2011 count Dinagar is the 115th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 170.51 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dinagar

Dinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dinagar 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 Dinagar from other places

Dinagar lies about 163 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, 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 Dinagar
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 5.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 18 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 163 km

Villages closest to Dinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinagar village had a population of 771. That makes it the 115th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dinagar village has 381 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinagar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dinagar is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinagar covers 170.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dinagar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dinagar is Adalpahari, about 5.6 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 Dinagar.

Dinagar is about 163 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinagar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Adalpahari is about 5.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Tapan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Chak Madhusudan (4.9 km) and Chak Radhakanta (4.9 km).

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

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