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About Dangapara Village

Dangapara is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 213 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 102.59 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 213
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangapara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapara is the 141st 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 102.59 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dangapara

Dangapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 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 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 Dangapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapara village had a population of 400. That makes it the 141st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dangapara village has 213 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapara has about 878 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 Dangapara is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapara covers 102.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangapara falls under Sagardighi 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 5 - 10 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 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 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 Dakshin 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 Dangapara today is likely to be higher.

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