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About Paschim Dangapara Village

Paschim Dangapara is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 991 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 252.2 hectares
Population 1,864
Male Population 991
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Dangapara is the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 252.2 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paschim Dangapara

Paschim Dangapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Dangapara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Dangapara from other places

Paschim Dangapara lies about 16 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 7.7 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 Paschim Dangapara
Nearest railway station Lataguri 7.7 km
Nearest town Maināguri 15 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 30 km

Villages closest to Paschim 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 Paschim Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Dangapara village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Paschim Dangapara village has 991 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Dangapara has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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

Paschim Dangapara covers 252.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Dangapara is Lataguri, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paschim Dangapara.

Paschim Dangapara is about 16 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Dangapara is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 7.7 km away. Maināguri is about 15 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Duramari (2.7 km), Purba Magurmari (2.7 km) and Purbba Daukimari (2.7 km).

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

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