About Bara Dongal Village

Bara Dongal is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,396 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Dongal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dongal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Arambag
Pincode	712617
Area (hectares)	140.5 hectares
Population	2,771
Male Population	1,396
Female Population	1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Dongal compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dongal is the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 140.5 hectares work out to about 20 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 952.

Getting to Bara Dongal

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

Bara Dongal lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Bara Dongal
Nearest railway station	Begampur	3.0 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arambag	21 km
District headquarters	Hugli	21 km

Villages closest to Bara Dongal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Bara Dongal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dongal village had a population of 2,771. That makes it the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bara Dongal village has 1,396 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dongal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bara Dongal is 712617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Dongal covers 140.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Dongal falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Dongal is Begampur, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Dongal.

Bara Dongal is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dongal is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Arambag is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.