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About Danipur Village

Danipur is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 314 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 46.13 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 314
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danipur compares

By the 2011 count Danipur is the 68th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 46.13 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Danipur

Danipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Danipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Danipur from other places

Danipur lies about 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nishchintapur, about 5.4 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 Danipur
Nearest railway station Nishchintapur 5.4 km
Nearest town Haldia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahisadal 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 30 km

Villages closest to Danipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahisadal 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 Danipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Danipur village had a population of 618. That makes it the 68th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Danipur village has 314 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danipur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Danipur is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danipur covers 46.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danipur falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Danipur is Nishchintapur, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance for Danipur.

Danipur is about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danipur is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nishchintapur is about 5.4 km away. Haldia is about 13 km away. Mahisadal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayachar Or Bardyabiri Char (9.6 km), Basudebpur (14 km) and Reja Nagar (14 km).

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

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