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About Dalang Village

Dalang is a large village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,440, made up of 1,249 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalang village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721122
Area (hectares) 507.23 hectares
Population 2,440
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalang compares

By the 2011 count Dalang is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 507.23 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dalang

Dalang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dalang as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Baharat, Dakshin Kenosa, Dakshin Parshura and Dakshin Piashala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dalang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalang village had a population of 2,440. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Dalang village has 1,249 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalang has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dalang is 721122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalang covers 507.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalang falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dalang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dalang.

Dalang is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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