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About Dangadihila Village

Dangadihila is one of the larger villages in Barrackpur II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,827, made up of 2,948 males and 2,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangadihila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangadihila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barrackpur II
Pincode 700119
Area (hectares) 137.58 hectares
Population 5,827
Male Population 2,948
Female Population 2,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dangadihila compares

By the 2011 count Dangadihila is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,458 residents. Its 137.58 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dangadihila

Dangadihila 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 Dangadihila 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 Dangadihila from other places

Dangadihila lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Dangadihila
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barrackpur II 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Dangadihila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barrackpur II 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 Dangadihila

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangadihila village had a population of 5,827. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,458 residents.

Dangadihila village has 2,948 males and 2,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangadihila has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dangadihila is 700119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangadihila covers 137.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dangadihila falls under Barrackpur II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dangadihila is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Dangadihila.

Dangadihila is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangadihila is in Barrackpur II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Barrackpur II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (7.2 km), Bandipur (19 km) and Mohanpur (19 km).

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

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