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About Purbba Dangapara Village

Purbba Dangapara is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,747, made up of 1,895 males and 1,852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 370.15 hectares
Population 3,747
Male Population 1,895
Female Population 1,852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Dangapara is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 370.15 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Purbba Dangapara

Purbba Dangapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbba Dangapara from other places

Purbba Dangapara lies about 14 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 Purbba Dangapara
Nearest railway station Lataguri 7.7 km
Nearest town Maināguri 12 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 27 km

Villages closest to Purbba 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 Purbba Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Dangapara village had a population of 3,747. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Purbba Dangapara village has 1,895 males and 1,852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Dangapara has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Purbba Dangapara covers 370.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purbba 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purbba Dangapara.

Purbba Dangapara is about 14 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Dangapara is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 7.7 km away. Maināguri is about 12 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Dangapara (2.8 km), Purba Duramari (4.1 km) and Purba Magurmari (4.1 km).

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

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