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About Dangamaheshpur Village

Dangamaheshpur is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 472 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangamaheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangamaheshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 59.05 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 472
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangamaheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Dangamaheshpur is the 100th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 59.05 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dangamaheshpur

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

Dangamaheshpur lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Rishra Railway Station, about under 2 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 Dangamaheshpur
Nearest railway station Rishra Railway Station under 2 km
Nearest town Rishra under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 26 km

Villages closest to Dangamaheshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangamaheshpur village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 100th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Dangamaheshpur village has 472 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangamaheshpur has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dangamaheshpur is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangamaheshpur covers 59.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dangamaheshpur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangamaheshpur is Rishra Railway Station, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dangamaheshpur.

Dangamaheshpur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangamaheshpur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Rishra Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Rishra is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshwarpur (under 2 km), Shibrampur (2.6 km) and Shrirampur (2.6 km).

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

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