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About Dangra Village

Dangra is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,547, made up of 794 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721155
Area (hectares) 184.25 hectares
Population 1,547
Male Population 794
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Dangra compares

By the 2011 count Dangra is the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 184.25 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dangra

Dangra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangra 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 Chitra Pur Patwa, Dakshin Kalapunja, Dakshin Kuchaipur and Damodar Chak. 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 Dangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangra village had a population of 1,547. That makes it the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Dangra village has 794 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangra has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dangra is 721155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangra covers 184.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangra falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dangra 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 Dangra.

Dangra is in Pingla 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 Dangra today is likely to be higher.

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