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About Dighaldanga Village

Dighaldanga is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,471, made up of 745 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighaldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712409
Area (hectares) 41.09 hectares
Population 1,471
Male Population 745
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Dighaldanga compares

By the 2011 count Dighaldanga is the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 41.09 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dighaldanga

The census records public bus service for Dighaldanga 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 Dighaldanga from other places

Dighaldanga lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Dighaldanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 25 km

Villages closest to Dighaldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaldanga village had a population of 1,471. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Dighaldanga village has 745 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaldanga has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dighaldanga is 712409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighaldanga covers 41.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighaldanga falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dighaldanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Dighaldanga.

Dighaldanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighaldanga is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Hugli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdanga (under 2 km), Gourangapur (5.1 km) and Mallikpur (6.3 km).

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

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