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About Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara Village

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara is a small village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 168 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 83.8 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 168
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara compares

By the 2011 count Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara is the 100th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 83.8 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara 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. The nearest villages by name are Chirugora, Chitra, Chorgali and Daldali. 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 Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara village had a population of 307. That makes it the 100th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara village has 168 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara covers 83.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara notes the nearest railway station 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 Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara.

Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Dangapahari Alias Dhangagara today is likely to be higher.

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