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About Dakshin Dangapara Village

Dakshin Dangapara is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 36.65 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dangapara is the 165th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 36.65 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dakshin Dangapara

Dakshin Dangapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 <5 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 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 Dakshin Dangapara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dangapara

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 Dakshin Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dangapara village had a population of 144. That makes it the 165th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dakshin Dangapara village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dangapara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dangapara is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dangapara covers 36.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Dangapara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dangapara is Lohapur, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Dangapara.

Dakshin 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.

Dakshin Dangapara is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 3.1 km away. Sagardighi is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangapara (under 2 km), Dohali Dangapara (under 2 km) and Surjyapur (1.7 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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