About Dalgaon Village

Dalgaon is a large village in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,975, made up of 1,479 males and 1,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalgaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Falakata
Pincode	735204
Area (hectares)	663.33 hectares
Population	2,975
Male Population	1,479
Female Population	1,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dalgaon is the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 663.33 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dalgaon

Dalgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalgaon as Available within 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 Dalgaon from other places

Dalgaon lies about 46 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Dalgaon, 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 Dalgaon
Nearest railway station	Dalgaon	under 2 km
Nearest town	Birpara	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Falakata	22 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	46 km

Villages closest to Dalgaon

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

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Common questions about Dalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalgaon village had a population of 2,975. That makes it the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Dalgaon village has 1,479 males and 1,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalgaon has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dalgaon is 735204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalgaon covers 663.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalgaon falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalgaon is Dalgaon, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dalgaon.

Dalgaon is about 46 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalgaon is in Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Dalgaon is about under 2 km away. Birpara is about under 2 km away. Falakata is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.