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About Dana Pur Village

Dana Pur is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 194 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dana Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dana Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 44.34 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 194
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dana Pur compares

By the 2011 count Dana Pur is the 108th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 44.34 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dana Pur

Dana Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dana Pur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dana Pur from other places

Dana Pur lies about 58 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dantan, about 10 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 Dana Pur
Nearest railway station Dantan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshiary 17 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 58 km

Villages closest to Dana Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshiary 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 Dana Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dana Pur village had a population of 403. That makes it the 108th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Dana Pur village has 194 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dana Pur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dana Pur is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dana Pur covers 44.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dana Pur falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dana Pur is Dantan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dana Pur.

Dana Pur is about 58 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dana Pur is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dantan is about 10 km away. Keshiary is about 17 km away. Jaleshwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinath Pur (under 2 km), Haji Pur (under 2 km) and Haro Pur (under 2 km).

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

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