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About Dangapara Village

Dangapara is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 691 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 100.4 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 691
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapara is the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 100.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dangapara

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

Dangapara lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 3.1 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 Dangapara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 3.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Dangapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapara village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Dangapara village has 691 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapara has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dangapara is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapara covers 100.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangapara falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangapara is Lohapur, about 3.1 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 Dangapara.

Dangapara is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangapara is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 3.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Khargram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujapur (1.5 km), Manikpur (3.5 km) and Barar (4.1 km).

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

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