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About Uttar Danga Village

Uttar Danga is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,844 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Danga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Danga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 437.18 hectares
Population 3,673
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Uttar Danga compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Danga is the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 437.18 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 956.

Getting to Uttar Danga

Uttar Danga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar Danga 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 Uttar Danga from other places

Uttar Danga lies about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Uttar Danga
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Canning 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 47 km

Villages closest to Uttar Danga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Uttar Danga

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Danga village had a population of 3,673. That makes it the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Uttar Danga village has 1,844 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Danga has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Danga is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Danga covers 437.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Danga falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Danga is Canning, about 24 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 Uttar Danga.

Uttar Danga is about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Danga is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 6.4 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagbagan (1.7 km), Hetalbari (2.3 km) and Kachu Khali (2.4 km).

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

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