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About Dignagar Village

Dignagar is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 143 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dignagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dignagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 133.47 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 143
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dignagar compares

By the 2011 count Dignagar is the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 133.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dignagar

Dignagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dignagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Cheyama, Chitarma, Dandua and Dhanara. 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 Dignagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dignagar village had a population of 276. That makes it the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dignagar village has 143 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dignagar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dignagar is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dignagar covers 133.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dignagar falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dignagar 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 village for Dignagar.

Dignagar is in Raghunathpur II 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 Dignagar today is likely to be higher.

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