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About Dangrail Village

Dangrail is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 488 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangrail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 129.89 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 488
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dangrail compares

By the 2011 count Dangrail is the 104th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 129.89 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dangrail

The census records public bus service for Dangrail 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangrail from other places

Dangrail lies about 46 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 Dangrail
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 46 km

Villages closest to Dangrail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangrail village had a population of 909. That makes it the 104th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dangrail village has 488 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangrail has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dangrail is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangrail covers 129.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangrail falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangrail is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dangrail.

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

Dangrail is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 3.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Sagardighi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabki (under 2 km), Binod (2.6 km) and Charkabilpur (3.5 km).

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

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