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About Dank Village

Dank is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 657 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dank village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712407
Area (hectares) 138.08 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 657
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dank compares

By the 2011 count Dank is the 83rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 138.08 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dank

The census records public bus service for Dank 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dank from other places

Dank lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dankuni, 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 Dank
Nearest railway station Dankuni under 2 km
Nearest town Konnagar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Dank

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 Dank

As per the Census of India 2011, Dank village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Dank village has 657 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dank has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dank is 712407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dank covers 138.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dank is Dankuni, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Dank.

Dank is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dank is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about under 2 km away. Konnagar is about 6.1 km away. Haripal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (2.5 km), Paschim Joykrishnapur (2.5 km) and Purba Jaykrishnapur (2.5 km).

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

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