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About Dakshin Dangapara Village

Dakshin Dangapara is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,038, made up of 1,580 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 380.77 hectares
Population 3,038
Male Population 1,580
Female Population 1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dangapara is the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 380.77 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Dangapara

Dakshin Dangapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Dangapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dakshin Dangapara from other places

Dakshin Dangapara lies about 42 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Dalgaon, about 3.9 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 Dakshin Dangapara
Nearest railway station Dalgaon 3.9 km
Nearest town Birpara 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 17 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 42 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dangapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Dakshin Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dangapara village had a population of 3,038. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Dangapara village has 1,580 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dangapara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dangapara is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dangapara covers 380.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Dangapara falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dangapara is Dalgaon, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Dangapara.

Dakshin Dangapara is about 42 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Dangapara is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Dalgaon is about 3.9 km away. Birpara is about 4.9 km away. Dhupguri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Dangapara (under 2 km), Binaguri Tea Garden (5.5 km) and Gairkata (7.4 km).

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

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