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About Dignagar Village

Dignagar is one of the larger villages in Krishnagar I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,023, made up of 3,097 males and 2,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dignagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dignagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Krishnagar I
Pincode 741401
Area (hectares) 357.59 hectares
Population 6,023
Male Population 3,097
Female Population 2,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dignagar compares

By the 2011 count Dignagar is the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents. Its 357.59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dignagar

Dignagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dignagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dignagar from other places

Dignagar lies about 13 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Dignagar, 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 Dignagar
Nearest railway station Dignagar under 2 km
Nearest town Shāntipur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagar I 13 km
District headquarters Nadia 13 km

Villages closest to Dignagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnagar I 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 Dignagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dignagar village had a population of 6,023. That makes it the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents.

Dignagar village has 3,097 males and 2,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dignagar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dignagar is 741401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dignagar covers 357.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dignagar falls under Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dignagar is Dignagar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dignagar.

Dignagar is about 13 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dignagar is in Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district. Dignagar is about under 2 km away. Shāntipur is about 8.7 km away. Krishnagar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdignagar (under 2 km), Chapra Dignagar (under 2 km) and Krishnanagar (9.9 km).

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

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