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About Dakshin Dangapara Village

Dakshin Dangapara is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,938, made up of 1,532 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735305, 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 Maynaguri
Pincode 735305
Area (hectares) 438.9 hectares
Population 2,938
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Dakshin Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dangapara is the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 438.9 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dakshin Dangapara

Dakshin Dangapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 Dakshin Dangapara from other places

Dakshin Dangapara lies about 7.7 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Mayanaguri Road, 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 Dakshin Dangapara
Nearest railway station Mayanaguri Road under 2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 7.7 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 7.7 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dangapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maynaguri 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 2,938. That makes it the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Dakshin Dangapara village has 1,532 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dangapara has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dangapara is 735305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dangapara covers 438.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dangapara is Mayanaguri Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Dangapara.

Dakshin Dangapara is about 7.7 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 Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Mayanaguri Road is about under 2 km away. Maināguri is about 3.4 km away. Maynaguri is about 7.7 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), Dakshin Bhuskadanga (2.9 km) and Uttar Bhuskadanga (2.9 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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